The Art of Fine Dining

In tourism and cuisines, one must kick start with the
Fine art of dining.

The ambience of a restaurant or a host's home depicts whether or not they are good fine dinners.

Setting the tables before enjoying the meal is mandatory in order to embrace the art of fine
dining.

A good set up compliments the meal ahead for the
time that will be spent while dining.

*Fine dining is the only way to dine!*

                                                               

#Napkins go in your lap as soon as possible. 

Remember they're there for you! Supporting you! Helping you achieve the goal of not having sauce on your face or your white pants. They serve all sorts of useful functions including discreet removal of inedible things from your mouth, like fish bones or gristle or, I don't know, whatever you want out of your mouth immediately. It goes into the napkin, then gets sort of rolled in and around. At a restaurant, feel free to ask for another napkin.

#Wait to begin

It's immeasurably better to start eating 20 seconds later than everyone than 5 minutes before. Different people and situations have different etiquette, but unless instructed otherwise, you should not start eating until everyone is seated, everyone is served, and the host picks up his or her fork.

# Line up your bread and drinks

QUICK! Touch both your index fingers to your thumbs. On your left, you will see a lowercaseb, which stands for Bread Plate (yes, this is why the universe gave us opposable thumbs!), and on your right is a lowercase d for Drinks. Your bread plate is to your left, and your drinks are to your right.

#Get your utensils in order

Generally speaking, implements are arranged with forks on the left, then a plate, then knives, then spoons. Daniel Post Senning suggests remem-bering FO(r)KS as an acronym: Forks, O (for a plate), Knives, Spoons.

#Follow the leader

If you're ever in doubt of what to do, just look to your host. If they are picking up that inscrutable implement, then gently scratching their hand with it, well, maybe you should, too.

#Time your chats

If someone asks you a question right when you have put a bite of food in your mouth, smile slightly (lips closed, obviously), then make a gentle "Ehhhh, what can you do?" gesture with your hands. Do not rush through that bite, as this will just make things worse.

#Ditch the phone

This should be abundantly clear but, unless this is a work lunch and everyone else has multiple phones on the table, you should never look at yours. Generally speaking, if you're in a social situation with humans you care about, try not to look at your phone. However! Everyone doesneed to look at their phone occasionally, and this is why it's a great thing to ask, "Will you excuse me?" and then head to the bathroom to check your Facebook Messenger as God intended.

#Rest when done

If you're not done with a course, your utensils should rest on either side of your plate, business end at the top, in a little mountain form. Think of this as a Restful Mountain That Is Still Hungry! When you're done, the two utensils are set parallel to each other and pointing NW on your plate. Think of this as two parallel skis, ready to zip away! And yes, I did just make that terrible mnemonic up.