First, the basic content of catering etiquette
(1) Banquet
Banquet is the most formal and grand banquet. Banquet is dinner, sit down and eat, and the service staff will serve the dishes in order. There are many kinds of banquets.
According to specifications: there are state banquets, formal banquets, informal banquets and family banquets;
According to the types of meals, there are Chinese banquets, Western banquets and Chinese and Western banquets.
Divided by purpose: welcome banquet, thank-you banquet, holiday banquet, farewell banquet and reception banquet;
By time: breakfast, lunch and dinner, with dinner as the highest grade.
Others, such as cocktail parties, buffet parties and tea parties, can all be classified as banquets.
(2) Reception
Reception is a more flexible form of entertainment, and there is no need to prepare dinner. Food, drinks and beverages are usually available. Guests can help themselves, sit or stand, or dine with others or alone. Generally, there is no seating arrangement and you can move freely. Common cocktail parties mainly include buffet and cocktail party.
(3) Tea party
It is a simple reception form, usually arranged at 4 pm or around 10 am. Generally held in the living room, there are coffee tables and seats, tea, snacks or local snacks, and guests are invited to taste and talk.
(4) Working meals
This is an informal banquet and is often used in modern life. It uses the time and form of eating to talk about work while eating. In foreign countries, working meals are usually "AA system", and participants pay their own bills.
Second, the banquet preparation
(a), clear the object, purpose, scope and form of the banquet.
(2) Choose the time and place
(3) Elaborate the invitation letter and send the confirmation letter carefully.
(four) to draw up the menu and drinks
(5) Arrange seats.
(6) the host's etiquette in the banquet
Third, Chinese etiquette.
(1) Seating arrangements for Chinese banquets
1, table layout for Chinese banquets
The principle of determining the order of table height is: after the main table is scheduled, the height of other tables depends on the distance from the main table, the nearest one is high and the farthest one is low; The right table of the parallelogram is as high as the left table.
2. The level of China banquet
At the banquet, the specific ranking of each table is also divided into primary and secondary rankings. There are four basic methods of ranking, and they usually work at the same time. Method one, the host sits at the main desk opposite the main entrance. Method 2: When having multiple tables, each table should be attended by the host's representative. The position is generally consistent with the main direction of the main table, and sometimes it can be directly opposite to the main table. Method three, the ranking of each table depends on the distance from the table owner, with the nearest being the top and the far being the bottom. Method 4: Each table is at the same level as the owner of the table, and pay attention to the right.
(2), serving order and eating style
1, standard Chinese food, no matter what taste, the order of serving is basically the same. Usually cold dishes-hot dishes-main course-dim sum and soup are served first, and then fruit plates are served. When two-thirds of the cold dishes have been eaten, the first hot dish is served. Generally, each table is served with 10 hot dishes. No matter how many tables there are at the party, all tables should be served at the same time.
2. Diet style
It can be divided into: meal sharing system, dish arrangement system, chopsticks system and mixed system.
(3) Placement of tableware
1, Chinese tableware mainly includes cups, plates, bowls, plates, chopsticks, spoons and so on. At a formal banquet, the water glass should be placed above the dinner plate and the wine glass should be placed on the upper right. Chopsticks and spoons are placed on special seats.
Fourth, western food etiquette.
(1) Seating rules for western banquet: ladies first, distance positioning, right priority, others first, cross arrangement. grade
(2), western food serving order
The tasting process of western food: starter and soup-main course (fish)-main course (meat)-dessert-coffee or tea.
(3) Placement of tableware
(1), knife and fork
(2), spoon
(3) napkins
Five, buffet etiquette
Buffet is an informal western banquet. Diners pick up an empty plate and walk along the long table to the front of a dish in order. They scoop what they like and move on if they don't like it. When scooping, you should eat western food in the order of cold dishes or soup, and dessert and fruit are served last. It is not advisable to eat salty and sweet food indiscriminately.
Drinking etiquette, including wine classification, wine selection, China drinking culture and wine tasting art.
Etiquette of coffee and tea. Include that classification of coffee and tea, the etiquette of drinking coffee and the art of taste tea.