Basic Dining Etiquette - Using Utensils

To view the next video in this series click: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/2253 In this video, etiquette expert Nancy R. Mitchell, The Etiquette Advocate, guides viewers through established rules and nuances of dining etiquette. Segments presented cover responding to an invitation; dos and taboos at table; navigating a place setting; use of utensils, including American vs. European styles of dining; eating various courses; toasting; and mastering challenging foods.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• dining
• etiquette
• table
• manners
• proper
• style
• glass
• knife
• soup
• serving
• serve
• plate
• napkin
• silent
• code
• clock
• Food
• drink
• utensils
• fork

[diomonddragon]

Reverse European style :D

Screw etiquette, I can eat how I like. Fork in right hand, knife in left hand, butcher meat and eat. One fork, one knife, two spoons (regular and soup), done. I call it the I-don't-give-a-damn etiquette style.

[TheGodlyKronos]

@ohnojkd If I'm rejected by anyone for the way I eat, then that is a person who is not worth my time, and is very shallow.

[subzi]

your necklace indicates that your done wearing it yes??

[babynavy771]

knives are on the right, forks are on the left, if it is a zombie apocalypse,

u throw each and every of those utensils at them

this is actually emergency artillery for a zombie apocalypse, but they call it table manner, cause u dont simply survive dining on a zombie apocalypse with only a knive and a fork, you gotta need 7 of them! ITS A GOVERNMENT SECRET GUYS!

[Dudeyfruity]

@TheMinnie419 A knifes sole purpose is to pick the food up and transfer it to the mouth not to cut. Have you ever seen yourself cut with a fork and a knife. Cutting with the fork looks much more graceful.

[TheMinnie419]

I have a relative that says that it's improper to use a knife on anything that can be cut with a fork. She says it's insulting to the chef or the cook to use a knife if it's easily cut with a fork. This is not what I have been taught. Can you please clarify this for me. Thank you very much.

[321thedarkknight]

why does my index finger always bend when placed on top of the knife as im cutting my food?

[stelleysabel]

thank you for the information - I like your calmness.. really shows your upbringing if you have good table manners.

[Sulemanshehbaz]

@googleboy314 Take your mother to nearest psychiatric there is no other way to convince her, Thats what I always felt with my mom :D

[googleboy314]

I was wondering about the continental vs zig-zag method of eating. I eat the continental way, I always have. However my mom recently started to entrust me to use the zig zag method. I keep telling her that the continental way is more than appropriate, and that I should not be required to switch to the tedious zig-zag method. My research has shown that its perfectly fine to do either one. However she continues to blatantly ignore me. Can someone maybe direct me to a credible source?

[snoo333]

thanks a bunch Miss Mitchell. I have learned a lot from your classes. 

[rajeevchhibber]

Thanks to Marriott Hotels Corporation which taught me this.....This was part of out basic training...