How to behave at the table without embarrassment

Most of our compatriots prefer eat out Only on special, festive occasions. Here, of course, we are not talking about chain coffee shops, where they rush to have a snack. The rules of good manners are not so different from those at home.





It is quite another matter - Michelin-level restaurants, where everything is flawless - from starched tablecloths to trained waiters and a maitre d'hotel. Many beginners panic at the thought that they will have to face all this.





But the editorial board "Site" Hurry to calm you down! In our democratic times, morals have become much simpler, but still there are a few etiquetteIt's worth remembering.





The restaurant, like the theater, begins with a hanger. Keep in mind that the man is always in charge of the woman’s clothes. He helps remove his coat and puts it in the closet. At the entrance, all guests are met by the maitre d'hotel and escort them to a free table.





It is he who helps the lady to take a seat, and the man sits at the table himself. In restaurants where there is no maître d'être, his duties must be performed by the lady's companion. Next comes the menu waiter. In high-end Ladies are served a menu that does not specify prices. Do not hesitate to ask the waiter about a particular dish.





All guests should remember that mobile phones and other gadgets should not lie on the table. Moreover, it is impossible to take photos of food during an exquisite meal. First of all, it shows disrespect for the person you came with.





Rules of etiquette at the table

1. Soft drinks
   This is the first thing that is offered to guests in an expensive restaurant. The first glass is filled to the lady, and then to her gentleman.
   
   
   
2. Snacks.
   Before serving snacks, the waiter puts bread on the table. Bread is taken with their hands from the bread basket and carefully break off in small pieces (do not bite!). Butter is transferred from a common plate to your own, and then smeared with bread. If snacks are served on a common dish, you need to transfer them to your plate with common appliances. Using your fork is a bad tone. Also, you should not reach for a dish across the table, you can ask for the help of a waiter or a neighbor on the table.
   
   
   
   
   
3. First-time
   Soups are of several types: broths or consome, filling (borscht, shy), puree. Broths are served in special cups with one or two handles. If you have one pen, you can drink soup. If there are two pens, eat soup with a spoon. Do not stir hot soup with a spoon, you just need to wait until it cools itself. You need to draw soup from yourself. And to finish everything to the last drop, tilting the plate at the same time, is not Comilfo at all.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Second courses
   Those who are not tempted by frequent trips to the restaurant, it is better to opt for fillet, it is easier to eat. But if the soul asks for delights, then you should definitely ask the waiter to show how to eat this dish correctly. After ordering live fish, the waiter must show it to guests before cooking. Special appliances are also brought to fish dishes (knife and fork or two forks). If the fish is served whole, eat first the side that is on top, and then turn the carcass. The bird is eaten with a knife and fork. Some second dishes are eaten with your hands: tobacco chicken, crayfish, asparagus.
   
   
   
   
   
5. desserts
   The cakes are served on a dish or in a low vase, then the waiter puts them on plates. If the cake is soft, it is eaten with a dessert spoon. The hard treat is eaten with a knife and fork.
   
   
   
6. Fruit
   Oranges and tangerines are served peeled in cremanca and eaten with a dessert spoon. Bananas are served on a dessert plate unpeeled, guests clean them with their hands, and eat them with a knife and fork. Cut watermelon and melon are also eaten with a knife and fork.
   
   
   
7. Hot drinks
   The waiter brings tea and pours it himself to the guests. Coffee is served separately in cups. The main rule that should be remembered when drinking hot drinks is not to ring a teaspoon.
   
   
   

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