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Category Archives: Dining Etiquette
Avoid Unsolicited Comments While Dining
Whether you eat to live or live to eat, it’s important to enjoy your meal. Scientific research has proven we digest our food more efficiently when we are relaxed. I am amazed that many people attempt to disrupt a relaxing, … Continue reading
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Sending Food Back to the Kitchen
Sending a dish back to the kitchen because you don’t care for the taste is not acceptable etiquette. You should send food back to the kitchen for the the following reasons only: 1) It was not cooked to order. For … Continue reading
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Do Not Push Your Plate Away – Dining Etiquette
Do not push your plate away from your place setting when you have finished your meal or course. Leave the plate where it is until a server can remove it. If you are pushing the plate away to make room … Continue reading
Entertaining Clients Who Smoke
Many states have no smoking bans in restaurants. This eliminates the need to give a smoking preference when being seated. However, in states where there is not a smoking ban, seating preference can become tricky when entertaining guests. If you … Continue reading
Handbags and Dining
A handbag should never be placed on the table. The table is considered a clean eating surface and the bottom of a handbag is not clean. While dining, a lady should place her handbag on her lap or on the … Continue reading
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Fast Food Restaurants – Throw Your Trash Away
One of the reasons dining in a fast food restaurant is less expensive than dining in a full service restaurant is because the wait staff and services offered are less than those found in a full service restaurant. Most fast … Continue reading
Table Settings – The Centerpiece
The centerpiece is placed in the exact center of the table. It should be low enough so guests on opposite sides of the table can see each other and easily converse without having to lean around or strain to look … Continue reading
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International Coffee Protocol
Americans are very casual about their coffee. They order what they want when they want it. When traveling outside the United States, there is a coffee protocol. Cappuccino or latte is ordered before noon. Espresso is ordered any time after … Continue reading
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Difficult Foods – How to Eat a Quesadilla
A large quesadilla served as an entree should be eaten with a knife an fork.
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Tipping Bartenders
Whether you are socializing at the bar or waiting for a table, the bartender should be tipped between 15 and 20 percent of the bar tab. Please don’t forget to tip the bartender if your tab is transfered to your … Continue reading
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