What to Eat
Lesson 4 from: Manners @ The Table: A Modern Guide to Dining EtiquetteDaniel Post Senning
What to Eat
Lesson 4 from: Manners @ The Table: A Modern Guide to Dining EtiquetteDaniel Post Senning
Lessons
Course Introduction
01:45 2Arriving at the Table
01:20 3Napkins
01:46 4What to Eat
01:51 5The Place Setting
02:53 6Holding Utensils
02:30 7Posture
02:51 8Toasting and Alcohol
01:50Lesson Info
What to Eat
deciding what toe order is one of your first jobs at the table. Fortunately, there's a message there to help you out, to tell you what's available now, if you're the host, you're going to want to give your guest a tour of the menu. Tell them if there's something in particular that you like or you know the restaurant is known for. Also give them some idea. These air your guests of where on the menu You would encourage them to go if you're planning on appetizers. If you're planning on a desert course, this is a good time to start. Toe que your guests in tow How you see the meal proceeding If your guest watch your host for cues. Now, if you have any questions about your menu, that's what your servers. Therefore, ask your server anything that you need to know. If you're a vegetarian and you want to know if the soup is prepared with a meat broth, they're the perfect person to help you figure that out. I want to encourage you to stick to that menu as much as possible. It's OK to ask for smal...
ler alterations or little changes that are gonna make of particular dish more palatable to you. But generally speaking, the menu that's presented is the food that the restaurant is prepared to serve you. So if you're the host, help your guest out. If you're a guest, watch your host for cues. Now, when you're thinking about what you don't want to over order, you don't want to order more food than you're going to be able to eat. You also wanna enjoy what you're going to try. You're feeling adventurous by all means. Try something new, enjoy something that's prepared a little differently than you're used to. If someone's hosting you, if you don't expect to be paying for the meal yourself, maybe this isn't the best time to try that very new and dangerous dish that you're not entirely sure that short going to enjoy. Otherwise, treat a meal as an opportunity treated as an experience order what you think you're gonna like. You should enjoy the meal
Ratings and Reviews
Greg R
Thank you Daniel. I found this short course very informative in a nice, light, and fun way! I've done ok over the decades after watching this (thanks for instilling some good habits mom), but of course I learned lots I didn't know also. I wish I could have watched this course long ago to relieve nervousness at posh 5 star restaurants, and/or at dinner with posh hosts or someone's parents :) I caught this on free stream day, but have added it to my wishlist and will eventually buy it for occasional refresher! Great Course!
Michael Friesen
Daniel's course provides an excellent overview of the essentials of dining etiquette. The content is contemporary and reflects the more relaxed atmosphere that prevails in most dining situations today. I would definitely recommend this course to a friend looking to review the basics of dining etiquette.
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