Basic Dining Etiquette - The Place Setting

To view the next video in this series click: www.monkeysee.com/play/2251 In this video, etiquette expert Nancy R. Mitchell, The Etiquette Advocate, guides viewers through established rules and nuances of dining etiquette. Segments presented cover responding to an invitation; dos and taboos at table; navigating a place setting; use of utensils, including American vs. European styles of dining; eating various courses; toasting; and mastering challenging foods.

[@sailinginps]

Oh, I am loving her etiquette videos. She is articulate, concise and well mannered. I am glad we have a person like her in the USA. She is a treasure! Thank you for posting.

[@feliciahammond6251]

Thank you. I've had the instinct to learn dining etiquette.

[@ant7936]

Good series, necessary today.
So many people have no idea how to hold a knife/ fork. They are not intended for stabbing!
Nothing worse than sharing a meal with a person who puts you off eating.

[@paolaxhnl]

Very informative love this!

[@NithiyaAdithiya1808]

Clear presention, easy to understand. Good job

[@beskim]

I enjoyed this one very much

[@jm3356]

I love this women

[@maddypuppy]

Excellent series. The only criticism that I have is that you would not normally see a coffee spoon in the formal place setting. A coffee or dematasse spoon would normally arrive on the saucer during the dessert period. Other then that , excellent video.

[@MrSylvv]

I would agree with that

[@lrmelend]

@maddypuppy I've been to formal dinners where the coffee spoon was placed on the table along with the rest of the place setting before the meal. Maybe this is something that is normal when dining formally at events held in large hotels, that is where I have experienced it before in both business dinners and private parties.

[@elchanchito1262]

I have a question. If I am dining at a restaurant or a similar establishment and the utensils are not arranged properly, is it appropriate to rearrange the setting according to etiquette, or would this be offensive or inconsiderate towards the restaurant?

[@wcarlosw]

Chances are if the table is not set up correctly then the restaurant is not as formal as they should, therefore, fix your table setting. Now if a well established restaurant happens to put your forks on your right and knoves and spoons on your left, please do rearrange.

[@johnpathadan]

Fuck it, I will take my clients to Chick-fil-A

[@ameadows3]

Do you have a video for dining in France? I am taking a trip to Paris next month

[@madman1276]

How was your trip @ameadows3?

[@ant7936]

Same applies.
Think of others.
Don't be a pig!

[@MrJameshcb]

Where is the steak knife placed in the place setting?

[@hgore83]

James Brown it would be in the entree knife position if that's what you are eating. In a restaurant they may swap it out after you order.

[@wintergem270]

I am a left handed peroson. Can I rearrange the knife and for setting?

[@matthewhoover8591]

The Winter Gem I would advise against it, but I'm not an expert. I'm sure there's somebody on the Internet who's published an article on it.

[@MrSylvv]

I am also left handed, but properly the place setting should be set this way, forks are always held in left hands and knifes and spoons in right hands, you might have to practice this with your hands to become use to it

[@Acteaon]

Why/where/how would there be a fish course before the salad course?

[@beskim]

Well this is demonstrative for how to use all of the utensils, but not necessarily would happen

[@andreapatane4204]

Place setting is tricky. I'm a shy person everytime I talk to my guests.

[@kajalbathija4927]

Coffe is served in the end but here it comes after soup spoon

[@briangunn21]

Does anyone actually eat like this besides royalty?

[@MrSylvv]

my family does maybe once or twice a week depending who we are having over. I always try to adjust to the guest. if I know the people coming over are more easy going casual I host outside or a casual lunch. but if I'm hosting a birthday or something more special, it is really nice to lay out the nicer things and have a more formal night

[@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012]

@@MrSylvv my family never eats like this. We eat in front of the TV on sofas

[@berthagonzalez1826]

I think military balls count

[@metropolitanbaptistchurch5576]

Hi

[@nathanielkingdome2020]

Just eat and be happy godgave you food. Becausealot of people are goong to be hungry tonight. But of course its always good to have table manners

[@jenellahanna1334]

7 nu

[@nathanielkingdome2020]

Oh heeelll no ain't nobody got time for this

[@metropolitanbaptistchurch5576]

That not ok .. hell Is bad

[@lleaves]

Etiquette is certainly important but not as important as human life. A phone call to a fire fighter, emergency medical technician, doctor or surgeon could make the difference between people living or dying. There is no excuse for ignoring such a call under any circumstance. If a table guest does not understand this they are not worth eating with in the first place.

[@cgarcia1327]

I agree with you. That's the only part I disagreed with her. I wouldn't be rude & have a conversation at the table but would definitely have to look at the screen. If it's anyone else I'll ignore it but if it is my son I'd have to excuse myself, step out of the room and see what he needed

[@l.g.d.kazimova8725]

Hi