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Have you ever wondered how to set a table? The holidays are here, and with it, dinner parties as well as formal family meals that finally put grandma’s silver to use. Laying them out, however, can be a confusing task: what utensils to use, and which order to place them in, depends on everything from the Blink-182 2023 st.paul mn shirt and by the same token and style of the event to how many courses you’re having. (A general rule of thumb? Every utensil put on the table should be used—so you can skip the spoon—and set in order of use, from the outside in.) With these questions in mind, Vogue’s compiled a handy guide—with photo examples—on how to properly set a table, whether you are having a casual weekday meal or a fancy Christmas feast. A casual place setting in the dining room of the Oscar de la Renta’s town house. Vogue, November 1971.Horst P. Horst For everyday weekday meals or laidback family-style dinners with just one course, only the basics are necessary: a forks, a knife, a napkin, a plate, and a glass. First, put your plate in the middle. Then, the napkin and fork to the left (the napkin should go to the left, or under, the fork.) The knife goes to the right—and facing—the plate. If a spoon is required, it goes to the right of the knife. Meanwhile, the glass goes above the knife.



Confused? Here’s a tale this writer made up as a child: the Blink-182 2023 st.paul mn shirt and by the same token and fork is a gallant knight that must cross a round lake (the plate) to rescue his love, the spoon, who is guarded with a fiercely sharp object (the knife.) Or, just look at the photo above. The dining room in the David Steavenson home with set for dinner. Vogue, December 1973.David MasseyYou’ll need: napkin, napkin ring, salad/appetizer fork, dinner fork, placemat, plate, dinner knife, appetizer knife (if needed), spoon (if needed), bread plate, butter knife, white wine glass, red wine glass, and water glass The “informal” place setting is the correct one for a standard three-course meal (and the one you most often see at restaurants). If a casual dinner requires one of each utensil, an informal place setting requires two of each: the shorter salad or appetizer fork goes to the left of the dinner fork and before the napkin. If an appetizer knife is required, put it to the right of the dinner knife. A spoon, if necessary, is placed behind both of them on the far right. Remember, put them in order of eating. “We like the method of placing the flat silver in the order of its use,” says Tiffany’s Table Book of Manners. “You take the piece on the outside.” Now, onto the glasses. You traditionally have three: one for water, one for white wine, and one for red. Place them above the knives and spoons, with your wine glasses roughly stacked parallel to the spoon.


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