Your Learning Journey
Build confidence at the table, one course at a time.
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1. Table Setting
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Course 1
Table Setting
Understand the purpose and placement of tableware in different dining settings.
- Read a full-course place setting
- Bread plate and glass positions
- Use your napkin with ease
- Wine service and toasting
- Take your seat and stow your things
Lesson Preview
- 1A Well-Set Table — Learn the basic layout of a formal place setting.5 min
- 2Cutlery and Its Placement — Learn where the soup spoon, dessert cutlery, and butter knife go in a full-course setting.6 min
- 3Using Your Napkin — From unfolding your napkin to dabbing your lips, stepping away, and finishing the meal.6 min
- 4Glasses and Wine — Learn how glasses are arranged and how to handle being poured for, toasting, and declining wine.6 min
- 5Taking Your Seat — How to approach your chair, sit well, stow your belongings, and choose a seat in a private room.5 min
Related Dining Guides
- Reading a Place Setting
- Using Cutlery From the Outside In
- Where the Glasses Go
- How to Hold a Wine Glass
- Using Your Napkin
- Taking Your Seat
- Where to Put Your Bag and Phone
- Seats of Honor and Seating Order
- Wine and Toasts
- Dropped or Missing Cutlery
- Leaving the Table
- Declining a Drink
- If You Spill Something
- Tatami Rooms and Seating