You may give each page an identifying name, server, and channel on the next lines. This article is the first of a three part series. This week's How to Act Successful will again focus on slightly more formal etiquette rules for fine dining. Remember that these are etiquette techniques, designed for a formal setting, such as a high-end restaurant, and do not apply to all situations of consuming food. You have hopefully already learned how to hold the utensils throughout different courses of a formal dinner.
Proper etiquette is more than knowing when and how to use utensils.
A good start is to develop the habit of observing people around the table on the dining methods they use in the course of the evening. Learning from your surrounding environment can be very useful in many situations, including at a formal dinner. Here are more tools you could use to achieve a solid basic knowledge of proper table manners. At a small event, someone should wait until everybody gets served before starting the meal. At larger events, the host will usually urge his guests to start eating upon reception of the food.