Speaker A
[Music] Hello. I'm Sybil Davis with the Culinary Institute of the Carolinas at Greenville Technical College.
Sybil Davis of Greenville Technical College's Culinary Institute explains basic dining etiquette, starting with when and how to sit down at a formal table. Part 1 of a 4-part series.
Key Takeaways
- Wait for the host or hostess to sit or invite you to sit before taking your seat.
- Enter your chair from the left side and sit gracefully.
- Position yourself properly at the table from the start to avoid readjusting during the meal.
What the video covers
- Speaker Sybil Davis introduces the session from the Culinary Institute of the Carolinas at Greenville Technical College.
- The session focuses on table manners and proper dining etiquette.
- Guests should not sit down until the host or hostess sits or invites them to be seated.
- When invited to sit, one should approach the chair from the left-hand side.
- The chair should be pulled out, and the guest should sit down gracefully.
- Guests should adjust their chair position at the table before the meal begins, relative to their place setting, to avoid repeated readjusting during the meal.
- The video is the first of a four-part series on dining etiquette.
Full Transcript — Download SRT & Markdown
Speaker A
In this session, we're going to talk about table manners. First of all, I want you to know that you shouldn't sit down at the table until your host or your hostess does, or until they invite you to go ahead and sit down.
Speaker A
And when they do, you want to enter your chair from the left-hand side. Pull your chair out, sit down very gracefully, and pull your chair up until you're comfortable with where you are in your with your place setting
Speaker A
so you won't have to be constantly adjusting your chair throughout your meal.
Topics:dining etiquettetable mannersformal diningetiquette tipsCulinary Institute of the CarolinasGreenville Technical CollegeSybil Davisplace settinghospitalitydining series
