As the holidays approach it is time to polish our dining etiquette skills. This video is quite comical as it illustrates many of the common dining etiquette faux pas that you might see at the holiday table. How many faux pas can you count?
Dining Etiquette - Salad After Or Before The Main Course
In my Dining Etiquette Seminars I am frequently asked; “Should salad be served before or after the main course?”
The foundation of what we refer to as dining etiquette dates back to the Victorian and Edwardian times. The rules of fine dining and the order of food service were established during these periods. In the Edwardian and Victorian times the salad course was presented after the main course. This is why most formal dinners today still serve the salad course after the main course.
In North America the salad course was originally served after the main course. After World War II, this started to change. In California, restaurants started serving the salad before the main course as a way of keeping their diners entertained while the meal was being prepared. Obviously it caught on, and today Canada and the United States are the only countries that serve salad before the main course.
Sean "Diddy" Combs - Hires Etiquette Expert for Staff
Sean combs is a class act. So much so that he recognized the importance of personal branding for his employees at Bad Boy. He hired international etiquette and protocol consultant Dawn Bryan, to teach his Bad Boy staff the finer points of formal dining etiquette, rules of conduct and international business etiquette.