Setting the table isn’t as difficult as it may initially seem. The following diagram shows a full-blown table setting for a special dinner party. Adjust it as necessary to fit your menu.
We do not want to intimidate guests by being too formal, yet some rules do apply. Don’t put out utensils that won’t ever be used. If your menu doesn’t include anything that would be eaten with a teaspoon, don’t put teaspoons on the table. If you’re planning to serve coffee and dessert afterward, bring out the teaspoons then.
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* For an informal meal, include the coffee cup and saucer with the table setting. Otherwise, bring them to the table with the dessert.
Remember to make your guests as comfortable as you can.
See more about how to decorate the table for the holidays.
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Is the iced-beverage spoon placed furthest from the dinner knife when setting the table? Example: dinner knife, soup spoon and then Iced-beverage spoon
Hi, Laurie. If your iced-beverage spoon is what we are thinking—typically called an iced tea spoon (long handle)—then yes.
where would a steak knife go?
Hi, Theresa. If your meal required a steak knife, you could put that where the dinner knife goes.
for dinner party, it looks really nice. now I need a menu.
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