2. Even the most expensive casual clothes should not be worn casually to a restaurant.
3, eat properly dressed is common sense in Europe and the United States. To go to a high-grade restaurant, men should wear neat tops and shoes; women should wear suits
and shoes with heels. If formal attire is specified, men must wear a tie.
4. Take your seat from the left side of the chair. The most appropriate way to take a seat is from the left side of the chair. When the chair is pulled out, the body stands straight at a distance almost touching the table, the usher pushes the chair in, and when the bend of the leg touches the chair behind, you can sit down.
5, dining, upper arms and back to the back of the chair, the abdomen and the table to maintain a distance of about a fist, legs crossed sitting position is best avoided
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6, the formal order of the whole meal order is:
① vegetables and soup
② cod liver oil
③ fruits
④ meat
⑤ cheese
⑤ desserts and coffee
⑦ fruits, and aperitifs and table wine. There is no need to order everything, and it would be rude to order too much and not be able to eat it all. A good restaurant will not welcome people who order only appetizers. A starter, main course (fish or meat) and dessert is the most appropriate combination. You don't start with the appetizer, but rather choose the main course you want to eat the most, and serve it with a soup that suits the main course.
7. Don't pretend to be an insider when ordering wine. In high-class restaurants, there will be bartenders who are good at tasting wine to take the wine list. People who do not know much about wine, it is best to tell him their own selection of dishes, budget, favorite flavor of alcohol, please bartender to help select.
8, the main dish if the meat should be with red wine, fish with white wine. Before serving, you may want to have a glass of champagne, sherry or gin and other lighter wines.
9, napkins can be opened before the meal. After ordering, in the time before the appetizer is delivered to the napkin open, folded inward one-third, so that two-thirds of the flat on the legs, covering the legs above the knee part. It's best not to tuck the napkin into your lapel.
10. Hold the foot of the glass lightly with three fingers. Alcohol service is usually handled by the waiter who pours a small amount of wine into the glass for the guest to identify the quality. Just think of it as a formality, take a sip and sign back Good. then, the waiter will come to pour the wine, this time, do not hands to take the glass, but should put the glass on the table by the waiter to pour. The correct way to hold the glass is to gently hold the foot of the glass with your fingers. In order to avoid the temperature of the hand to increase the temperature of the wine, the thumb, middle finger, index finger should hold the foot of the cup, the little finger on the bottom of the cup table fixed.
11, drinking method. Drinking should never be sucked, but tilt the glass and drink as if you were putting the wine on your tongue. Shake the glass gently to let the wine come into contact with the air to increase the flavor of the wine, but do not shake the glass violently. In addition, it is rude to drink from the glass and to look at people through the glass while drinking. Don't use your fingers to wipe lipstick marks on the rim of the glass; use a Kleenex to do so.
12. You can't drink soup by sucking on it. Use a spoon to scoop up the soup from back to front, and place the bottom of the spoon on your lower lip to bring the soup into your mouth. It is better to hold the spoon at a 45° angle to your mouth. Lean forward slightly on the upper part of your body. When there is not much soup left in the bowl, use your fingers to lift the bowl slightly. If the soup is served in a bowl with a grip ring, you can pick it up and drink it by holding the ring.
13, the way to eat bread. First use both hands to tear into small pieces, and then use the left hand to bring the principle of eating. Eat hard bread, hand tearing not only laborious and crumbs will fall all over the ground, this time the knife can be cut into two halves, and then hand-torn into pieces to eat. Avoid cutting the bread like a saw, you should stab the knife into the other half first. Use your hand to hold the bread in place while you cut it to avoid making noise.
14, the way to eat fish. Fish is very tender and fragile, so restaurants often do not have a knife but a special spoon. This spoon is slightly larger than the usual soup, not only can cut the dishes, but also the sauce together to scoop up and eat. For other mixed vegetables, a fork is preferred. Start by stabbing a straight line near the gills of the fish with a knife, not through the tip of the knife, but halfway in. After picking the top half of the fish apart, starting at the head, fork the knife under the bones and cut toward the tail, picking off the pin bones and moving them to a corner of the plate. Finish by cutting off the tail of the fish. Work from left to right side, cutting as you go.
15. How to use a knife and fork. The basic rule is to hold a knife or spoon in your right hand and a fork in your left. If you have more than two, you should take them in order from the outermost one. The way to hold a knife or fork is to gently hold the end and press the index finger on the handle. A spoon can be held in the same way as a pen. If you feel uncomfortable, you can switch to holding the fork in your right hand, but changing too often will make you look rude. When eating larger vegetables, use a knife and fork to fold and slice them. Softer foods can be placed on the fork plane and organized with a knife.
16, a little rest, knife and fork arrangement. If you want to put down the knife and fork halfway through the meal, you should put the knife and fork in the shape of eight in the center of the plate. If the knife and fork protrudes to the outside of the plate, it is not safe and does not look good. Waving your knife and fork around while talking is rude. After the meal, the knife and fork can be placed in the four o'clock direction.