How to Set the Table

Video Transcript

"There are a lot of ways that you can set up a table, there's an informal and the formal way are the most basics. Let's start with the basics and let's learn how to set up the table. I'm Hazely Lopez from Hazely Academy of Refinement and Modeling, and I'm going to show you how to setup correctly a table. There's a lot of silverware, there's a lot of glasses that you can be really confused about, but let's take a look at the first most simple one, the informal setting of a table. We're going to start by taking a look at your silverware. Your silverware has to be about an inch from the table, and also take a look that we have different sizes and that's because you're going to be putting the salad fork towards the end of the table, that's going to be on your left side. You're going to follow that with the standard fork which is for the meals of your course, and then you're going to have your plates, then of course you're going to have your knife and the spoon which is going to be used for soups. Then you're going to have, on top, the water glass and also you're going to have the red wine glass. Really it's all about keeping it simple, at the same time you want to make sure that you use a little bit of that trick and that trick follows as this: You want to make sure that you're using your silverware from out to in. That's a little bit of a trick you're going to be using. Your appetizers and everything from out to in on your silverware. Also remember that you have a center plate, it's only one, and that's going to be because you're going to be replacing that place with other courses if you're offering more than one course in your house or wherever you're doing this informal setting. Now you may be ready for the next step which is the formal setting of a table. So let's take a quick look at this picture that we're going to show you, sounds fancy and looks nice right? Well maybe you'll be ready and up for it! I'm Hazely Lopez from Hazely Academy of Refinement and Modeling, and I wish you all the success in this upcoming informal or formal dinner preparation for you!"