How to properly serve the table for the holiday?

Which hostess does not dream to surprise guests with her culinary skills at the festive table? But in order to produce the maximum effect, you need to know how to properly serve the table at home. The proper arrangement of dishes and appliances creates a special atmosphere. What you need to know about serving? How correctly to make a table for a birthday, a new year, for a family breakfast, lunch, supper?

Important rules of etiquette

Table setting is not only the correct arrangement of cutlery, but also its design. The choice of decoration elements and the set of dishes, first of all, depend on the format of the meal( birthday, family dinner, business dinner, wedding, etc.).

But some rules remain unchanged.

• The banquet room should be bright, well ventilated and, of course, large enough to accommodate all the invited guests.
• Dishes and appliances should be cleaned and polished clean. Be sure to make sure that there are no stains from water on them.
• The table can be of any shape, but its size should be chosen in accordance with the number of guests. It is optimal if one person has 80 cm of table length.
• The tablecloth should be well ironed, clean and fit the size of the table. Correctly, if its edges hang at 30 cm, and the corners cover the legs.
• Next to each plate in the correct order should be placed knives, spoons, forks, glasses.
• In addition to devices for individual use on the table should be present auxiliary. They are necessary for imposing food from common dishes.
• The type of instruments and the location must be the same.
• Unsuitable suited sets, chipped corners, bent devices, blunt knives.

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To properly cover the table with a tablecloth at home, first place the folded product on the surface, and then, lifting it by the edges, sharply lower your hands down. Then it will lie perfectly.

Serving order

Whether it's a birthday or a meal at home with your family, according to the rules of etiquette, you need to serve the table in a certain order.

• The table is covered with a tablecloth.
• Cymbals are placed opposite the chairs.
• Then cutlery is laid out.
• Now a turn of glasses, wine glasses, glasses.
• At the next stage, the table arranges dishes.
• Take out napkins.
• Spread out sets of spices, salt.
• The table is beautifully decorated with flowers, candles or original compositions.

Placement of cutlery

At first glance it seems that remembering the rules for placing devices on the table is very difficult. But in fact they are quite simple and designed for convenience. All cutlery are placed in the order of use, the utensils are designed for the first dishes.

So, the basic rules.

• Plates are placed in the center of the seat 2 cm from the edge of the table. If several dishes are served for a birthday or other holiday, then deep dishes can be put on a small dish. Bread( patty) plates are placed on the left hand, at a distance of about 10 cm.
• As for the spoons, knives and forks, they spread around the plate with the point pointed upwards( the knife blade looks at the plate).On the left side are forks, and on the right are knives. If a dessert is expected, then a spoon for the soup is placed above the plates, in the opposite case - on the right hand, to the knife. For a big holiday, such as a birthday, a set of cutlery should include a small snack fork, a knife, appliances for fish or other specific dishes( depending on the menu).There should be a distance of 1 cm between the dish and the appliances.
• The beverage dispenser should stand on the right hand. If you plan to serve wine and water at the same time, then the drink is put closer, which is more in harmony with the dish served first. The middle glass, glass or glass should stand on the line of intersection of the first knife and the plate. If there is a handle on the dishes, it turns to the right. The number of items for each guest of more than three is considered unacceptable.

Board

Many are confused in the rules of the arrangement of cutlery on the table, so we suggest studying them visually.

Important details: napkins and sets for spices and seasonings

Napkins are an indispensable part of table setting. There are linen and paper products. The first put under deep dishes( if there is no snack plate) or on your feet. Paper napkins are placed in a napkin at arm's length. Additionally, you can turn them into fanciful figures, for example roses, envelopes, various geometric figures or boats, little animals( for children's birthday).If the napkins are designed not only for decorating the table, it is important that they easily unfold.

When serving a table, it is important not to forget about a set of spices and seasonings. It must necessarily be salt and pepper. Do not need to fill the tank to the brim, it will be enough to pour the seasoning halfway. If the menu will be present meat dishes, then on the table it is desirable to put mustard and horseradish.

Serving the home table

At the weekend, the family, as a rule, gathers at home in full force, the hostess prepares her favorite delicious dishes, and the meal is followed by heart-to-heart talks. This is the most suitable time, with the help of the correct table setting, to give breakfast, lunch and dinner a special charm and coziness. Even at home, you can create a holiday atmosphere. And if the family has children, it will serve as an excellent lesson, how to behave in society, which requires different cutlery and how to use them.

• Breakfast.

Aesthetic meal in the morning sets the mood for the rest of the day. To serve dishes beautifully, you need to consider some of the nuances. First of all, you need to place snack plates, and then cups with saucers and a spoon. The latter are placed in the middle of the table so that everyone can easily get them. If breakfast is planned for breakfast, then they are served in a special stand on a high leg. She should stand on a small saucer, a spoon for eggs is placed on him. Porridge is poured into a deep bowl, which is placed on top of the snack plate. Baking is served on a wide dish, butter, honey, jam or jam should also be present. For oil, a small knife is laid for each participant of the meal. Necessarily on the table should be a napkin with napkins. It will be beautiful if they are made in one style with a heater for a teapot. Do not forget about salt and sugar.

• Lunch.

In the daytime it is usually accepted to serve the first, second dishes, as well as dessert. Therefore, to properly serve the table at home for dinner, you need a few more devices than for breakfast. To the general dishes will need an auxiliary spoon, spatula and fork. Broth cups or deep plates put on snackbars, and dessert bring in the end, when the first and second dishes are already eaten, and used dishes are cleaned. Do not forget about knives for meat and fish. But for omelette, meatballs, zraz and cutlets enough to serve forks.

• Dinner.

Evening set for dinner is almost no different from the morning. Usually, on a common dish, pancakes, pancakes or cake are served beautifully. Dessert plates are put right away, on them on the right side are dessert forks or spoons. If you want to give the dinner a romantic atmosphere, then on the table and next to it are installed candles in candlesticks.

Festive table setting

For festive lunch or dinner, you need to take care of the decor elements. It is important not only the traditional rules for serving the table, but also the combination of colors and the sense of style of the hostess at home.

So, what should you consider when preparing for the holiday?

• Tablecloth and napkins. The color scheme can be any, however it is important that the tablecloth is in harmony with the napkins. You can use the universal white, gentle shades of lilac, blue, green. To a romantic dinner as it is impossible by the way will have rich pink, red and burgundy colors. Napkins should preferably be given an unusual shape or simply folded into tubes and nicely tied with a contrasting satin ribbon.
• Crockery, cutlery. The banquet table will decorate dishes in the form of non-standard geometric figures, devices with curved, designer handles. The most advantageous will look a white set of porcelain. However, if the tablecloth and napkins are also white, you can choose a set of dishes with a border.
• Candles. This element of decor is more appropriate at a wedding or a romantic dinner, but for a birthday it's better to limit oneself to candles on a cake. It should be remembered that the main role is played by a candlestick. It can be tall and thin, or the candles can float in flat bowls filled with water and flower petals.
• Flowers. When decorating a table with flowers it is important to choose the right vases. High is best left for the bouquets given on the birthday of the birthday boy. For serving the same low vases that will not close the review for guests are more suitable. You should also take care of the mild aroma of flowers, it should not mix with the smell of dishes or interrupt it.
• Original compositions. Beautifully on the festive table will look different towers of fruit. Depending on the season, you can create ornaments from branches of spruce, cones, mountain ash, sea stones, sand, etc. Such compositions can then be placed at home. Decor items created by their own hands, are just at the height of fashion.
• Baby table setting. For birthday parties it is better for young guests to choose plastic utensils and confine themselves to safe appliances without sharp edges. The tablecloth is more suitable for multi-colored, with cartoon characters and fairy tales. To napkins, folded into a bizarre shape, you can put small gifts. If the birthday of a little princess, then the table can be decorated with flowers. However, they should not be too much, it is better to limit yourself to balloons and paper garlands. Do not forget to prepare tablets with the names of young guests at each seat, this will help to avoid confusion at the holiday.

Correctly and beautifully decorated festive table will make an unforgettable impression on the guests. And it's not even in etiquette - it's always pleasant when the house is in order, and in the air there is a special atmosphere of coziness. Therefore, it is very important that a woman knows how to properly serve a table, knew all the rules of design and strictly followed them.