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Assignment in T.L.E: Ericka Laroza Grade 10 - St. Jude

This document provides instructions for three different styles of table setting: 1) Table setting à la Française which is an important part of French culture where guests become judges of the affair and mistakes can lead to gossip. 2) Table setting a la Russe which is the most formal and elaborate Russian style used for banquets featuring ornate settings. 3) American table setting which builds on the Continental practice of arranging silverware in the order food is served, allowing 24-30 inches per diner and including a charger plate under early courses that is removed for the entree.

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Assignment in T.L.E: Ericka Laroza Grade 10 - St. Jude

This document provides instructions for three different styles of table setting: 1) Table setting à la Française which is an important part of French culture where guests become judges of the affair and mistakes can lead to gossip. 2) Table setting a la Russe which is the most formal and elaborate Russian style used for banquets featuring ornate settings. 3) American table setting which builds on the Continental practice of arranging silverware in the order food is served, allowing 24-30 inches per diner and including a charger plate under early courses that is removed for the entree.

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ASSIGNMENT

IN T.L.E
Submitted by:

ERICKA LAROZA
GRADE 10 ST. JUDE
Submitted to:

MS. ARCHIE SEBASTIAN

Table Set-up la Franaise

Receiving guests around a dinner table is a a very


important part of French culture. Having guests over for a
religious occasion, anniversary or other important date
requires flawless planning and execution. Every person
sitting at the table will become a judge of the affair and
any faux pas will necessarily become a subject of gossip
for years to come. This may seem a bit exaggerated (and
it is) but I do remember my mom really stressing trying to
prepare Easter or Christmas dinners for a dozen family
guests.

Table Set-up a la Russe

"Born with a silver spoon" refers to a time when cutlery


was scarce -- guests used neither forks nor plates. A
spoon, a knife -- both brought with the guests -- and
fingers were all that were needed in Medieval times.
Royalty and nobility staged elaborate, burdensome
feasts, and silver spoons were given to fortunate children
at baptism. Eventually, the sign of fine dining became not
the array of food, but the elegance of the setting. The
richest is the Russian service style, sometimes known as
service a la Russe. Today, this style is used for formal
dinners and banquets. Offer your guests the formality of a
tsar's table with an elaborate, Russian table setting.

American Table Set-up

Even people who entertain often may not be completely familiar with the
proper way to set a table. In America, the most elegant formal setting shares
a goal with the table your children set for family supper: to help the diner
enjoy the meal. Proper formal American table-setting builds on the
Continental practice of arranging silver to follow the order in which food
appears. Differences in course-order distinguish American from Continental
settings.
A place setting puts food directly in front of a diner, within convenient reach.
For a formal dinner, allow between 24 and 30 inches for each diner, and
center the place setting on that space. Putting a plate directly in front of the
diner's chair is a good first step. It defines the center of the diner's space and
lets you add other necessary items, working outward from the center. The
charger is a large service plate which will stay on the table during early
courses. Dishes containing soup, appetizer or salad courses are served on
top of the charger, which is removed only when you serve the main course,
or entree. Whether you use a place mat or set plates directly on the
tablecloth, you need to leave a gap of 1/2 to 1 inch between the bottom of
the place setting and the table edge. This allows diners to sit down without
disturbing the setting.

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