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Formal, informal or casual, France & Son knows all the tricks to putting on an incredible dinner party no matter what kind you’re having! From how many utensils to what kind of china will complete your tablescape, F&S has let the secrets out! Regardless of the type of dinner party, your tablescape can still be an elegant one!
Formal
A formal dinner party should have the most variety when it comes to the table- refined plates, multiple drinking glasses for drink options, and more utensils than will seem necessary! Here are the secrets:
- A charger, placed at the center of each setting, will be the base for the dinner plate.
- On the left side of the charger, from left to right: a salad fork, a fish fork (if needed), and a dinner fork.
- On the right side of the charger, from left to right: a dinner/meat knife, a larger soup spoon, and a smaller dessert spoon.
- Towards the top left of the table setting is where the butter dish and knife sits. If there is no use for a butter dish, then replace with a salad or dessert plate.
- Towards the top right of the table setting is where the coffee cup and saucer resides- if coffee is to be served.
- For drinking glasses, arrange from largest to smallest on the upper right-hand side of the table setting. The water glass is first, followed by the wine glass and then a champagne glass.
- To complete the formal dinner party look, place a cloth napkin in the center of the dinner plate.
Informal
An informal dinner table setting is similar to a formal one, in the sense that there is a charger and the same utensil set up. Here is what you need to know:
- A charger and dinner plate are center stage of the place setting.
- On the left side of the charger, from left to right: a napkin (with napkin ring if one is present), a salad fork, and a dinner fork.
- On the right side of the charger, from left to right: a dinner/meat knife, a soup spoon, and a dessert spoon.
- The salad or dessert plate will sit to the upper left-hand side of the setting.
- A large water glass and a smaller glass for alcoholic beverages will complete the setting on the right-hand side.
Casual
A casual dinner party has the most basic table setting design, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be as beautiful as a formal or informal tablescape! Here is what each place setting needs:
- Like the formal and informal table setting, a casual dinner setting starts with a charger and matching dinner plate, topped with a cloth napkin.
- On the left side of the charger: a dinner fork.
- On the right side of the charger: a dinner/meat knife and a dinner/soup spoon.
- The top left of the setting will sit the salad/dessert plate.
- The top right of the setting will be where the water glass sits.
- If coffee is to be served, the cup and saucer will reside on the right, above the knife and spoon.
