2 Thanksgiving Musts: How to Set a Table and Fold a Napkin

The holiday season often marks a time when innkeepers and hosts begin to see a rise in reservations after their busy season during the warmer months. Guests may be paying extra attention to their food this time of year, so it is crucial that properties review their dining situation. It could be a good time to review the dining basics since they can so often be overlooked. How do you properly set a table, and what are some of the best ways to fold a napkin?

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How to Set Your Dinner Table

Setting your table doesn’t have to be a big challenge. We’ve sought out the proper way to handle it with these steps, from the Emily Post Institute.

The Basic Table Setting

To start, think of the word FORKS (minus the R to remember how to place your utensils going left to right: F is for the fork, O is your plate (it’s shaped like an “O”), K for the knife, and S for the spoon.
Holding your hands in front of you, touch your thumbs to your forefingers so they form a lowercase “b” (your left) and lowercase “d” (on the right). This is to remember that bread and butter go on the left, while drinks go on the right.
The blade of your knives should always face the plate. A napkin goes to the left of the fork, or on the plate. A bread and butter knife is optional.

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