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To listen to the podcast click here : http://media.blubrry.com/umbertdeparis/content.blubrry.com/umbertdeparis/VJcnTsKb3PhLwXrioFQt.mp3
Umbert loves to go to the restaurant. He is a gourmet, and every month, he gives you his choices for the best places. You can check Umbert Weekend.
To behave correctly at the restaurant is not a protocol matter, but part of the art-de-vivre and new etiquette.
Umbert gives you the Chronology on how to behave at the restaurant like a gentleman, and respect the New Etiquette.
« The gastronomy is an incredible source of happiness” Pierre Hermé, famous French pastry chef.
« La gastronomie est une formidable source de bonheur », Pierre Hermé, célèbre chef pâtissier.
In this article :
1) Arriving at the restaurant
2) At the table
3) How to eat some dishes
4) Leaving the restaurant
1) Arriving at the restaurant
If you have invited a woman, be sure to arrive before the time, if not contact her.
When arriving with a lady, a man always goes first to the restaurant, and hold the door. Why ? This is an old tradition : to protect the woman from looks, or fights that were common in hostels in the past. If there is a staircase : the man goes first, it is also an old tradition because the man should not see the legs of the woman, and when they go down to avoid a fall to the lady.
Enter and wait for the butler to place you.
If the butler leads a couple to the table, the woman goes first.
It is important to wait until the hostess places you. However, you can politely ask to change if the table proposed does not suit you.
The man gently pulls the woman’s chair to invite her to sit down and extends her right hand to the table. The woman is still sitting in front of the room and on the bench if there is one.
When Umbert invites friends to the restaurant, he asks for a table, and leads his guests there.
2) At the table
If the man arrives before, and is already at the table, he must get up when the woman arrives to greet her.
Never sit down first. The bench is always reserved for ladies. If there are two women, they will be side by side. If there are only chairs, think of pulling the woman’s chair, unless the butler does it.
When you sit down to the table, immediately put your towel on your legs, without waiting for the dish. The towel should not be tied around the neck, shirt or belt. It must stay on your knees, except to wipe your lips before drinking, so the glass is not dirty.
Turn off your phone ! Personal items shouldn’t be on the table (sunglasses, phone, keys etc …).
Do not put elbows on the table while eating.
To make your choice on the menu, do not look at the neighbors’ plate at another table. Do not choose dishes which are too expensive, to respect the other guest regarding the bill, or too modest, so you’ll seem cheap.
The host chooses the wines, after having asked everybody if his choice suits them.
When the waiter comes to you with a bottle of red wine, look at the label to check the order. Turn the red wine in your glass delicately before tasting and agreeing.
The men serves the drink to the ladies who accompanies them, unless the butler does it.
Glasses : the water glass is the largest on the left. The red wine glass is the middle one, the smallest white wine glass is on the right. Wipe your lips before drinking so you do not stain the glass.
If you do not want to drink wine, do not put your hand on the glass to refuse, but say “no thank you” to the server.
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By Umbert De ParisTo listen to the podcast click here : http://media.blubrry.com/umbertdeparis/content.blubrry.com/umbertdeparis/VJcnTsKb3PhLwXrioFQt.mp3
Umbert loves to go to the restaurant. He is a gourmet, and every month, he gives you his choices for the best places. You can check Umbert Weekend.
To behave correctly at the restaurant is not a protocol matter, but part of the art-de-vivre and new etiquette.
Umbert gives you the Chronology on how to behave at the restaurant like a gentleman, and respect the New Etiquette.
« The gastronomy is an incredible source of happiness” Pierre Hermé, famous French pastry chef.
« La gastronomie est une formidable source de bonheur », Pierre Hermé, célèbre chef pâtissier.
In this article :
1) Arriving at the restaurant
2) At the table
3) How to eat some dishes
4) Leaving the restaurant
1) Arriving at the restaurant
If you have invited a woman, be sure to arrive before the time, if not contact her.
When arriving with a lady, a man always goes first to the restaurant, and hold the door. Why ? This is an old tradition : to protect the woman from looks, or fights that were common in hostels in the past. If there is a staircase : the man goes first, it is also an old tradition because the man should not see the legs of the woman, and when they go down to avoid a fall to the lady.
Enter and wait for the butler to place you.
If the butler leads a couple to the table, the woman goes first.
It is important to wait until the hostess places you. However, you can politely ask to change if the table proposed does not suit you.
The man gently pulls the woman’s chair to invite her to sit down and extends her right hand to the table. The woman is still sitting in front of the room and on the bench if there is one.
When Umbert invites friends to the restaurant, he asks for a table, and leads his guests there.
2) At the table
If the man arrives before, and is already at the table, he must get up when the woman arrives to greet her.
Never sit down first. The bench is always reserved for ladies. If there are two women, they will be side by side. If there are only chairs, think of pulling the woman’s chair, unless the butler does it.
When you sit down to the table, immediately put your towel on your legs, without waiting for the dish. The towel should not be tied around the neck, shirt or belt. It must stay on your knees, except to wipe your lips before drinking, so the glass is not dirty.
Turn off your phone ! Personal items shouldn’t be on the table (sunglasses, phone, keys etc …).
Do not put elbows on the table while eating.
To make your choice on the menu, do not look at the neighbors’ plate at another table. Do not choose dishes which are too expensive, to respect the other guest regarding the bill, or too modest, so you’ll seem cheap.
The host chooses the wines, after having asked everybody if his choice suits them.
When the waiter comes to you with a bottle of red wine, look at the label to check the order. Turn the red wine in your glass delicately before tasting and agreeing.
The men serves the drink to the ladies who accompanies them, unless the butler does it.
Glasses : the water glass is the largest on the left. The red wine glass is the middle one, the smallest white wine glass is on the right. Wipe your lips before drinking so you do not stain the glass.
If you do not want to drink wine, do not put your hand on the glass to refuse, but say “no thank you” to the server.