Impress your guests with holiday etiquette 101 ou’ve spent the entire
day in the kitchen cooking the perfect holiday meal. But it’s an hour before your guests arrive and you find yourself standing in front of the table listening to that little nagging voice inside your head.
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Do the water glasses go to the right or left? What side does the knife go on? Should you go ahead and put food on the table before guests arrive, or wait until everyone gets there?
“We hear from so many panicked people this time of year looking for a crash course in how to set the table and proper manners,” says etiquette coach Jill Slatter. “Most of us are stretched so thin juggling work, school and home that we don’t have time to sit down together for a proper meal except at the holidays, and then the pressure is on to be perfect.” Slatter is the etiquette expert for Greensboro, N.C.- based Replacements, Ltd., billed as the world’s largest retailer of old and new china, silver, crystal and collectibles. Based on their
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most frequently asked questions, Slatter shares a holiday etiquette crash course that’s sure to help you impress your guests.
Forks to the left, knives and spoons to the right. The sharp side of the knife blade should be turned toward the dinner plate.
Set the perfect table
Only include utensils in your place setting that will be used for the courses you are serving. “If
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