What is a basic table setting?
I set a lot of tables and realized, maybe I haven’t answered this simple question before. A basic table setting includes the plate centered in front of the guest. The napkin is placed to the left of the plate, or on the plate. The cutlery is placed on the left and right of the plate in order of use (for formal place settings). For my more casual place setting, the fork is to the left of the plate, centered on the height of the plate. The knife is to the right of the plate with the blade facing the plate so that your guest doesn’t injure themselves when reaching for the knife. The spoon is to the right of the knife. The wine and water glasses are placed at the upper right corner above the knife and spoon. I place the water glass on the outside so that guests have easy access to water.