are everything that is needed for serving and eating a meal at a dining table.

refers to the implements you use for eating or serving food. When you set the table with spoons, forks, and knives, you grab it. It can also be silverware or cutlery

includes table cloths, place mat, table runner and table napkins.

These are made with different fabrics and in different fabrics and in different colors. Usually, patterned or colored tables are used for casual dining whilst white and pastel plain clothes are used for more formal.

They came various shapes e.g. rectangular, oval, round etc. The material used includes linen, lace, plastic, jute, cork etc. are easier to maintain but they cannot be used for very formal occasions. They are used on tables that are beautiful. Sometimes they are placed on table cloths to protect them.

They are mostly used to make the table attractive. Also they can be a silencer to prevent dinnerware from making noise on the dining table; they can also serve as a heat pad.

are made with fabric or paper. The fabric be absorbent. They can be made to match other table appointments or to contract them.

collective name given to dinner plates, breakfast plates, side plates, soup bowls, cereal bowls and dessert bowls.

sometimes called Silverware and it refers to the equipment used for eating and serving food at table. Table knives, forks and spoons, serving spoons and forks, dessert spoons teaspoons and coffee spoons are called

are made with glass, plastic, stainless steel and wood. Primarily, they are categorized as: Tumblers (flat bottomed, cylindrical glasses that is basically a bowl without a stem or foot); Footed wares (a style of glass whose bowl sits directly on a base or a foot); Stem wares (glasses having all three features: a bowl, foot, and stem); and Mugs (a tumbler with a handle or as a tall glass cup)

term that refers to table service items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, hot food covers, water pitchers, platters, butter pat plates and other metal items that went with the china on a table.

ease up the job of a food and beverage attendant for it can aid in travelling not only to the different parts of the dining room but also to other service areas.

mainstay for hotels that offer guests a full, in-room dining experience. The table has a 3 parts oval top made with an easy to clean black melamine surface.

The height of the table irrespective of the shape should be____ from the floor level. The diameter of a round table to seat four people should be approximately ____ The size of a square table to seat two people should be _____ and ____ for 4 people The size of a rectangular table to seat for people should be _____

refers to the way to set a table with tableware—such as eating utensils and for serving and eating

action or process of making something ready for use or service or of getting ready for some occasion, test, or duty.

Points to remember when laying a table Immaculate and polished flatware excludes that with the following:

flat bottomed, cylindrical glasses that is basically a bowl without a stem or foot);

(a style of glass whose bowl sits directly on a base or a foot);

glasses having all three features: a bowl, foot, and stem);

(a tumbler with a handle or as a tall glass cup)

Rules when handling flatwares

this term is used for all the duties that have to be carried out in order to have the room/ place ready for service.

is prepared showing the tasks and duties to be completed before service and the member of staff responsible to the duty is indicated along with the duty.

defined as draping a table with a table cloth in order to give the table a formal and elegant look. are often used at wedding receptions and press conferences.

defined as the over-all profile for your work

things that you place which gives emphasis to the skirting. It may be sequins, tassels etc.

the state of materials used. Whether coarse, smooth, shiny etc.

it is where opposite attracts to each other. May be in color combination or in general look with the flowers.

refers to the gap within the table skirting techniques used.

this indicates a fused and unified look for the skirting creation.

simply denotes that what is on the right side should be also what is in the left. It must look perfectly the same at which angle you may see.

also tagged as the back part. It is the area not usually seen when facing the table. It is where the guest’s lap is positioned.

the front part. Usually given attention and is the center of attraction. A mixed of the basic and advanced technique is used and placed in this part.

part where it creates a separation between the sides and the focal.

an important item of a display, usually of a table setting. Also refers to any central or important object in a collection of items.

are made from flowers, candles, fruits, candy, favors, and even goldfish swimming in a bowl.

are used to remember fallen soldiers only in Great Britain and the Common wealth countries

shape of your arrangement. There are eight basic flower arrangement ____ that I know of and they are arc, circle, or oval, curve, or crescent, right angle, S curve or Hogarth’s curve, triangular, horizontal and vertical.

the things you put into your arrangements to make it more interesting to the viewer.

condition of the materials you use in your flower arrangement. Whether you use shining material or dried material.

referring to the gap within the arrangement. These are sometimes purposely made for example, in Ikebana, less flowers is used in the arrangement thus giving more space in the arrangement

can improve the appearance of your flower arrangement.

all elements come together to create a unified look for your arrangement. Its about balance. All things in the arrangement must be balanced. Colors, size, proportion,

amount of flowers you want to use in regards to the other materials you would like use in the same arrangement.

is the size of the arrangement relative to the size of the container.

flower arrangement must stand on its own. It must stay at its place without easily being turned over

are the center of attention of a flower arrangement. They are usually a big flower on a single stem. And they are usually round in shape. They are also called “focal” flowers because of the focus they attract to viewers.

What are the examples of mass flowers?

They are usually inserted last, after the mass flower and line flowers are in place. The empty spaces created are filled using these flowers. Theseflowers are clusters of multiples flowers in a single stem. They make your bouquet look fuller.

Example of Filler flowers

defines the shape of the arrangement. It gives the arrangement its height and width. And therefore, it is usually placed first in the flower container. These flowers are usually tall flowers

Example of line flower

Formal Multiple Course, Meals Buffet Service Informal dinners Luncheons Tea Cocktails

It is used by the service staff to keep all the service tools, utensils and other small equipment in one place. It is also used as a landing table for the dishes picked up from the kitchen enroute to the table and the dirty dishes from the guest’s table to the wash-up area.

Defined as a small ornamental, movable table or, trolley from which food may be carved, filleted, flamed or prepared for service and served It is fitted with a gas burner on the top and a small gas cylinder at the bottom

opposite attract. If you want to use dark coloured flowers, don’t use all dark coloured ones.