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If
you're like most twenty-somethings that I know, your typical "table
setting" ritual consists of heaping your food on a plate, grabbing
a knife, a fork and a spoon from the dishwasher, then plunking down on
the sofa in front of the TV, where you very carefully balance your meal on your lap.
This may have become such a deeply-ingrained habit that on those rare
occasions when it seems more appropriate to eat a meal at a proper
kitchen or dining table, you've got to wrack your brain, desperately trying
to
remember where the knife is supposed to go in relation to the dinner
plate. When you realize that you really haven't a clue as to what the
correct placement As silly as it may seem, there will be occasions when you might actually want to make a good impression on people who notice these trivial details. Your mom, your honey's parents, your boss, your best friend's snobbish new girlfriend ... rest assured that there are still plenty of people out there who remain sticklers for proper etiquette, and who'll expect that when they sit down for a meal at your table, the knife, the spoon, the dinner fork, the salad fork, the wine glass, and all the rest are exactly where they expect them to be. If you've forgotten how to set a proper table -- or if you never knew how in the first place -- never fear. Just check out our illustrated guide to table settings, ranging from the casual to the super-duper fancy-schmancy. setting the table for a casual meal
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