Dining:  The Flatware

•   When you eat in a fine restaurant or at a formal dinner party, you may sit down to a vast array of flatware.  Remember Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman?

•   Familiarize yourself with all the utensils.  Note how each one has a distinct shape that indicates its use.  Keep in mind that each flatware designer may differ a bit and some patterns are very different looking.  American designers are smaller than their European counterparts.

•   To avoid picking up the wrong fork, familiarize yourself with the pieces.

FORKS
1.  Seafood - used for eating shellfish
2.  Snail Fork - used for eating escargot (Pretty Woman!)
3.  Pastry Fork
4.  Dessert Fork
5.  Salad Fork
6.  Fish Fork
7.  Luncheon Fork
8.  Dinner Fork

KNIVES
1.  Fruit Knife
2.  Steak Knife
3.  Fish Knife
4.  Butter Knife
5.  Cheese Knife
6.  Luncheon Knife
7.  Dinner Knife

SPOONS
1.  Tablespoon (also doubles for a dessert spoon)
2.  Iced Tea Spoon
3.  Dessert Spoon
4.  Sauce Spoon
5.  Bouillon Spoon (for clear broth)
6.  Fruit Spoon
7.  Teaspoon (for coffee and tea)
8.  Ice Cream Spoon
9.  Demitasse Spoon
 

Lisa M. Grotts
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