French fine dining experience at home

 A five-course french fine dining set up would comprise of s appetizers, soup,salad, main-course, dessert, wine, coffee and tea. It is a very elegant and classy affair, those who like entertaining should try it once . I will assist you with the appropriate table setting to accentuate the dining experience and  I would give you the full insight into the cutlery and crockery settings

 It is wonderful  to do a whole French style sit down course meal as it truly is the ultimate in dining elegance. Your table therefore, would definitely have to be a visual treat for your guests.  I would however like to stress though that there shouldn’t be too much happening as that could make it cluttered and become more of a distraction than an enhancement.

You could focus on one centre piece which could be a floral arrangement or you could do a combination of candles and flowers, if you have some lovely silver candle holders to show off.  You could of course have table mats with matching napkins folded in a decorative manner or neatly rolled up with some interesting napkin rings. Another option would be to have little place setting cards with your guest’s names written on them to indicate where each person would be seated. You could also have an individual motif like a little flower or candle votive for each  place setting.

As regards the cutlery and crockery, that would have to be arranged course wise. Traditionally the appetizer would be served first, followed by the soup, then the salad, main course and finally dessert. So the cutlery to be used up to the main course would be placed on either side of the plate and the dessert fork/spoon and a teaspoon for tea/coffee would have to be placed on top (space permitting). You will need to make sure that the correct knife is placed for the main course depending on whether you are serving poultry, meat or fish.

Appropriate wine glasses would be placed on the right hand side as well depending on whether you are serving red or white wine. If different wines are going to be served then the glasses should be changed accordingly. If you’re serving champagne then you would also require a champagne flute. Make sure all the alcohol is served at the right temperature. Red wine at about 19 or 20 degrees and white wine and champagne, chilled. Salt and pepper shakers can also be placed on the table and should be easily accessible.

Apart from being beautifully decorated do keep in mind that the entire setting needs to be functional as well, your guests should have adequate room to maneuver around the table and not be worried about knocking things over. So in conclusion your focus should be on your guests having a memorable and relaxed evening over an elegantly planned soiree.

Hope you will have fun setting it up as i have enjoyed writing it down for you

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