I just love your videos! I am a stay at home wife and mother, although my kids are in their twenties, I love making my house a home. you have helped alot! thanks!!!
Very entertaining video and love the china. But unless the salad and main / entree course are served from a tray onto the plate at the table by a server, ( or service a la française)empty plates are in the kitchen and not on the table. Dessert cutlery and coffee cups on the table are more common in banqueting settings rather than fine dining restaurants. Glasses are usually placed in such a way that a server never holds a bottle over an unused glass.
In several videos about the ‘proper’ setting of a table, there are almost always variations and differences. Almost, as if there were several ways to set a table! It would be nice to know according tho decree by whom a certain table setting is “correct”... It seems it also changes and varies drastically over the course of history, geographic location etc...
there are mistakes there that needs to be corrected if and when we follow the correct standard placements. there is a lay out called Square lay and round the clock placement of any glasswares and mugs or cups that has handle in it..it is in the 3o'clck, or 5 oclock position of the placement.
I can't believe Toyota branched off from hubcaps to chargers. Nice to see they have diversified. Good video nonetheless however may I suggest that because your plates have symmetrical points, you should line those up as it does look awkward.
I thought the water goblet must be place on the top of the dinner knife ...But in this video the water goblet was placed far from the dinner knife. Idk, that's what I learned..
You eat on top of all plates. As the different courses end you remove the plates. All plates including charger should be removed before dessert is served
If you eat on top of the plates, I know the waiter can scoop salad into your salad plate but when it comes to the Main course do they take your plate and put food on it or do they fill your plate as it sits in front of you?
All silverware should be placed perfectly straight up and the bottom ends on a straight line. The bread knife should be horizontal on the plate at 9 and 3 o'clock. Placement of both salad fork and soup spoon would be appropriate only if the guest is given a choice, or if both are intended. If the guest is given choice, soup or salad, then immediately remove the appropriate utensil that is not needed. Same goes for removal if the wine glass after guest selects the varietal. Exception would be if different wines are planned with corresponding courses. And, although the plate setup looks great, only the Charger should be placed initially. First course is.served on top of the charger, and both are removed after the first course. :)
Desserts to be served with champagne. No breads plate, bread is not necessary because of the charcuterie. Water is necessary, ask for coffee if you want,at that time, a coffee cup will be provided along with a jug of coffee and necessary condiments.
I no longer employ any footmen but my butler and under utler both wear gloves and it is. Very difficult to pick plates up from on top of each other without fumbling and clatter. Never use a charger or stack plates unless you are doing the most informal occasion. Also coffee and tea cups are brought to the table after dessert. This is a rather class-less set up. If you are serving wine, you should also place port, champagne or dessert wine glasses. When the people are seated there should be no plates or bowls except the side or bread plate.
No it's not! Why is there a soup spoon if you have a salad plate? And by the way, that isn't a soup spoon - soup spoon bowls are round. The tea spoon (for the coffee?) should not be outside the main's knife, it shouldn't be there at all, neither should the cup and saucer. Also the cutlery should be lined up with an invisible line drawn under the charger, or 1 inch from the table edge with a straight table, the bases of all the cutlery should line up with military precision! I get that there are regional differences (I'm British) but putting the salad plate and the soup spoon out is very confusing for people!
That cup looks awfully close to the edge. That would make me rather nervous. More importantly, though, is where does the book go? I like to read while I eat. :)
There are two forks but only one knife. What knife will I use to cut my salad? If I use the one knife to cut my salad, I will not have a knife to cut my entree with.
This is very informative thanks! But dang I never knew people have coffee after dessert?? I wouldn’t make it past the bread and salad and I’d be full lol
Agree tea spoon should be on right side of tea cup on the saucer with the cup handle turned to the right. After using tea spoon place on saucer to the top with tip facing left and handle facing right
The smaller spoon is your tea spoon, you'll use it when adding sugar to your coffee. The larger spoon is the table spoon, you use it when having soup. Those are only necessary on the table if you're having soup and coffee, otherwise, they shouldnt be on the table.
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as for me based of what i have learned during college days , the TEACUp should be placed in the right corner facing the handle to 4'clock . (Just MYthought)...
Actually it depends with the your dessert, if the dessert were cake, you should put the dessert spoon and dessert fork, if your dessert is pudding then you should put only dessert spoon. I'm sorry for the my bad grammar, I hope this comment useful for you (✿❛◡❛)
I watched the charger video. Still not my cup of tea, but a high kudos to your ingenuity. OK Tonie, I need your help. My wife and I are having dinner party, next month. It will be 7 courses. We usually do 4 or 5 courses, but this time I really want to push myself in the kitchen. I'm a guy, but I have always loved cooking. My lovely wife does the entertaining part! It will be a party of 6; me, my wife and two couples. We will have the table setting just like in your video. For the dessert course, we will serve a molten chocolate lava cake, with a poached pear, in the center. Even though the poached pear will be soft, it will still need a knife, to cut it up into bite-size pieces. My question to you is; do we have a small knife(like another bread knife), where the dessert spoon and fork is? Or do we put the small knife by the plate, when the dessert is served? Also wanted to tell you, it is great to see another Afro-American show such panache and elegance as you do in your videos. You go girl! Plus, you are hot!!
This is a standard formal table setting, more like British. Some of the differences with the French table setting are: there usually is no bread plate or bread knife, the bread is placed on the table, the French style is to place the forks and spoons face down and the initial setting is simple with just the service, dinner and salad plates, along with fork, knife and spoon. The other dishes, glasses and utensils are brought out along with it's course.
Back in the day it was a drip plate. It was used to catch any spills so it does not get on the table or table cloth.. rule of thumb if u are using a table cloth on the table no need for a charger with placemats. If using placemats with table cloth no need for charger
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Just sit your salad plate to the side of your dinner plate. But if you are having a formal dinner the salad is usually brought out before the main course.
Looks very nice but unless you are doing "English Service" this set up does not work. Who serves this way today? The last time I was served "English Service" was on the cruise ship QE2 back in the 1980's. Also one always puts the coffee cup and saucer out when dessert is ready to be served. The exception when you are serving breakfast or brunch. There are more practical ways to set a formal table not just quite this one.
I just love your videos! I am a stay at home wife and mother, although my kids are in their twenties, I love making my house a home. you have helped alot! thanks!!!
+Susan Walton That's great to hear. Thank you!
so calming listening to your voice and how straight forward this is
Short simple and straight to the point, I thank you!
Thank you so much. With our current society everything is fast and simple. Fully formal dinners are not as common as they used to be.
But it's unnecessary.
As if anyone has time for this
Very entertaining video and love the china.
But unless the salad and main / entree course are served from a tray onto the plate at the table by a server, ( or service a la française)empty plates are in the kitchen and not on the table.
Dessert cutlery and coffee cups on the table are more common in banqueting settings rather than fine dining restaurants.
Glasses are usually placed in such a way that a server never holds a bottle over an unused glass.
Short and straight to the point!. Thanks for posting this great video.
Need to throw in two corrections. The water glass is set directly above the knife, the handle of the coffee cup is set at the 5oclock position.
In several videos about the ‘proper’ setting of a table, there are almost always variations and differences.
Almost, as if there were several ways to set a table!
It would be nice to know according tho decree by whom a certain table setting is “correct”...
It seems it also changes and varies drastically over the course of history, geographic location etc...
Thank you for showing me the simple way to setup the dining table
Lovely steps but as you use your cutlery from the outside in, and you are serving soup, what was the teaspoon for? Surely not the coffee.
there are mistakes there that needs to be corrected if and when we follow the correct standard placements. there is a lay out called Square lay and round the clock placement of any glasswares and mugs or cups that has handle in it..it is in the 3o'clck, or 5 oclock position of the placement.
That's a lot of stuff just to eat...LOL! This was a great video and I did use it for my dining table. I ain't doing all of that though.
Thanks for sharing!!! Keep all the great ideas/videos comimg.
hi Kimmie
Love the design on the plates
perfectly and described without any complications. thank you
I can't believe Toyota branched off from hubcaps to chargers. Nice to see they have diversified. Good video nonetheless however may I suggest that
because your plates have symmetrical points, you should line those up as it does look awkward.
I thought the water goblet must be place on the top of the dinner knife ...But in this video the water goblet was placed far from the dinner knife. Idk, that's what I learned..
You forgot about a thumb rule. All plates and cutleries supposed to be ideally set one thumb away from the edge of the table.
1 inch from the edge of the table exactly
Simple and to the point. THANK YOU !
That's how I set my table. Beautiful charger and dishes
yes, very nice setting. thank you.
Lovely video, beautiful China you have.
Don't quite understand what the teaspoon is for.
OMG thank you so much.. I need this for school.. thank you
LuvMeLikeYouDo same our english teacher made us do it like this 😐
I'm trying to find out what people do with the plates when they eat?
Do they eat the food on top of all the plates? or move the plates?
Yeah same question I have hahahaha
You eat on top of all plates. As the different courses end you remove the plates. All plates including charger should be removed before dessert is served
If you eat on top of the plates, I know the waiter can scoop salad into your salad plate but when it comes to the Main course do they take your plate and put food on it or do they fill your plate as it sits in front of you?
All silverware should be placed perfectly straight up and the bottom ends on a straight line. The bread knife should be horizontal on the plate at 9 and 3 o'clock. Placement of both salad fork and soup spoon would be appropriate only if the guest is given a choice, or if both are intended. If the guest is given choice, soup or salad, then immediately remove the appropriate utensil that is not needed. Same goes for removal if the wine glass after guest selects the varietal. Exception would be if different wines are planned with corresponding courses. And, although the plate setup looks great, only the Charger should be placed initially. First course is.served on top of the charger, and both are removed after the first course. :)
i agree :) had you noticed her TEACUP ? it should be placed nd set to 4 o'clock ..
I agree, a thumbnail distance from the edge of the table :-)
Works great I so needed this
Where did you purchase those BEAUTIFUL dishes?
I got these over 30 years ago as a wedding gift!
Desserts to be served with champagne. No breads plate, bread is not necessary because of the charcuterie. Water is necessary, ask for coffee if you want,at that time, a coffee cup will be provided along with a jug of coffee and necessary condiments.
Hi, I have one question Madam, If you were going to put a vase and flower in this arrangement where would you put it?
I no longer employ any footmen but my butler and under utler both wear gloves and it is. Very difficult to pick plates up from on top of each other without fumbling and clatter. Never use a charger or stack plates unless you are doing the most informal occasion. Also coffee and tea cups are brought to the table after dessert. This is a rather class-less set up. If you are serving wine, you should also place port, champagne or dessert wine glasses. When the people are seated there should be no plates or bowls except the side or bread plate.
WOW only one person will take the whole table with so many plates, silverware and glasses.
No More 😂😂😂
It's beautiful. And I'm sure it's useful too but how do you use this kind of setting?
Omg charger plate looks like my trophy 😂😂✌️
No it's not! Why is there a soup spoon if you have a salad plate? And by the way, that isn't a soup spoon - soup spoon bowls are round. The tea spoon (for the coffee?) should not be outside the main's knife, it shouldn't be there at all, neither should the cup and saucer. Also the cutlery should be lined up with an invisible line drawn under the charger, or 1 inch from the table edge with a straight table, the bases of all the cutlery should line up with military precision! I get that there are regional differences (I'm British) but putting the salad plate and the soup spoon out is very confusing for people!
tea cup.....handle at 3pm setting and the teaspoon on sauser at 6p setting.
I would like to know all this to set the table for lunch
Lol 😂😂😂 it's 4 one fuckin person
🎅damn
That cup looks awfully close to the edge. That would make me rather nervous.
More importantly, though, is where does the book go? I like to read while I eat. :)
Do it yourself then j@ck@$$
Thank you for your table setting instructions.
How far apart are the place settings between you and your nearest partner to your left or right.??
There are two forks but only one knife. What knife will I use to cut my salad? If I use the one knife to cut my salad, I will not have a knife to cut my entree with.
The tea or coffee cup handle should be at 5 O' clock position. And Everything is correct.
Napkin should be folded nicely and put on the plate.
Helpful video,
Beautiful and very inviting......
Very nice Ruthie
I want to do this in our cooking contest but I don't have enough materials but I'll get an idea guys wish me good luck
how'd it go?
Good luck
How many inches is the distance of the cutleries from the plates
Love, love, love your videos! Thank you so much for the enlightenment
This is very informative thanks! But dang I never knew people have coffee after dessert?? I wouldn’t make it past the bread and salad and I’d be full lol
Very nicely done
A, thats not a soup spoon. B, thats a butter knife. C, coffee is drunk from a coffee cup, not a tea cup, which is called a “cup and saucer”....
Please set a table for a three coarse meal for me, I need it for my exam on Sunday
Thank you so much!!
The tea spoon shouldn't be there at all. Eventually, maybe in America
Agree tea spoon should be on right side of tea cup on the saucer with the cup handle turned to the right. After using tea spoon place on saucer to the top with tip facing left and handle facing right
Very beautiful interesting table setting but to many to wash
Is this a french teble set up?
water glass or goblet glass should be on top of the table knife
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can anyone tell me please what is need of two fowks two spoon and two knives am confused i need explaination plse i need answer
The smaller spoon is your tea spoon, you'll use it when adding sugar to your coffee. The larger spoon is the table spoon, you use it when having soup. Those are only necessary on the table if you're having soup and coffee, otherwise, they shouldnt be on the table.
You gonna have more than one food so you can't use the same utensils to eat...
Maryan Mohamed starter main course.
I want to learn more
Thanks! I learn a lot.
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as for me based of what i have learned during college days , the TEACUp should be placed in the right corner facing the handle to 4'clock . (Just MYthought)...
The thumb rule for utensils, the handle of coffee cup should be in 4 o' clock.
Thanks for the help
Love from India
Salad knife ?? Soup spoon but no bowl ?
Cup is no in a write order
Is this an American set Up? Plz reply
This is called formal table setting. I didn't hear anything about being american setup
Love it!!! Thanks
You never answered my question, in my second comment, about where to put the dessert knife.
Actually it depends with the your dessert, if the dessert were cake, you should put the dessert spoon and dessert fork, if your dessert is pudding then you should put only dessert spoon.
I'm sorry for the my bad grammar, I hope this comment useful for you (✿❛◡❛)
Is this American style?
Show me how to hold the cutlery,,,
Mam, tea table setting share Kare. Thks.
Thanks for the tips, but that is the ugliest charger I've ever seen.
I made it myself for this diy video: ruclips.net/video/KWln0sSeJ0s/видео.html. A lot of people love it...but we all have different taste!😉
I watched the charger video. Still not my cup of tea, but a high kudos to your ingenuity.
OK Tonie, I need your help. My wife and I are having dinner party, next month. It will be 7 courses. We usually do 4 or 5 courses, but this time I really want to push myself in the kitchen. I'm a guy, but I have always loved cooking. My lovely wife does the entertaining part! It will be a party of 6; me, my wife and two couples. We will have the table setting just like in your video. For the dessert course, we will serve a molten chocolate lava cake, with a poached pear, in the center. Even though the poached pear will be soft, it will still need a knife, to cut it up into bite-size pieces. My question to you is; do we have a small knife(like another bread knife), where the dessert spoon and fork is? Or do we put the small knife by the plate, when the dessert is served?
Also wanted to tell you, it is great to see another Afro-American show such panache and elegance as you do in your videos. You go girl! Plus, you are hot!!
Thanks! There's no knife next to the desert fork and spoon, but you can put a smaller knife to the right of the dinner knives.
To the right of the dinner knife??? Ah........OK, thanks.
hey baby u fine
hello is this french table seting???
This is a standard formal table setting, more like British. Some of the differences with the French table setting are: there usually is no bread plate or bread knife, the bread is placed on the table, the French style is to place the forks and spoons face down and the initial setting is simple with just the service, dinner and salad plates, along with fork, knife and spoon. The other dishes, glasses and utensils are brought out along with it's course.
oh thanks for the response
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What is the purpose of a charger?
The charger is just for decoration. It adds a little style and dresses up the table.
Back in the day it was a drip plate. It was used to catch any spills so it does not get on the table or table cloth.. rule of thumb if u are using a table cloth on the table no need for a charger with placemats. If using placemats with table cloth no need for charger
Why not folding the napkin in a fancy way?
This is just for information of placements.
thanks for sharing
its so pretty
Thank u
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He saves all
i don't think u put the bread knife in a correct position
that's not a "salade" plate, but, the desert plate!
thank you
This setup logic
water glass first before wine glass
not the reverse
the way u handle the cutleries and dinner wears is wrong
No it is white wine red wine water glass and champagne if you r having just think of a 7. White red champ and water glass to the top of the seven
Can someone tell me where this beautifull,smart lady came from? What school do you come from? Because i want to go to that same school. You should be an inside designer. 🤗❤😇😚
India ha ha ha
Looks great but that's a lot of wine😁.🤢🤢Thanks for your time💕🙏
There can never be too much wine!!! :-D
There call sliverwares an chinaware
What if I wanna have salad along with main course??
Just sit your salad plate to the side of your dinner plate. But if you are having a formal dinner the salad is usually brought out before the main course.
TFS!
Est ce que je peux servir du the dans un bufet
Oui. La tasse de thé doit être au-dessus ou à droite de la cuillère à soupe.
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Thankyou mam
you have a beautiful voice
Hi you lost a soup plate!! 😛😛😛😛
I can imagine serving a family dinner.. No dish washer in the house.. But uuf
tnx for your nice setup ..but it's need to be better and beautifully
nice sataap tabal
xxx
2:06 , why did you do that? HAHAHA . Not so nice.
Looks very nice but unless you are doing "English Service" this set up does not work. Who serves this way today? The last time I was served "English Service" was on the cruise ship QE2 back in the 1980's. Also one always puts the coffee cup and saucer out when dessert is ready to be served. The exception when you are serving breakfast or brunch. There are more practical ways to set a formal table not just quite this one.