WITH WINE APPRECIATION
OBJECTIVES Cover Table Appointments Dinnerwares/Chinawares Beverage/Glassware Linens Servicewares Breakages Proper Storage of Equipment
COVER It refers to the space allotted for one dinner including all the required eating utensils, dependent on the menu offered.
TABLE APPOINTMENTS It refers to tools used for eating, covering the table and serving the food.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Showplate – 12-inch serve as underliner for formal sit-down dinners.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Dinner Plate – 10-inch plate used to served entrée or main course.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Breakfast Plate – 9-inch plate used for multi-purposes.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Bread and Butter Plate – 6-inch plate used for serving bread, molded salads, rice or desserts.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Salad Plate – 7-inch plate intended for serving salads or desserts or may be used as underliner.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Soup Plate – 9-inch deep plate intended for soup, cereal, salad or dessert. This goes with underliner.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Cereal Bowl – 6-inch deep dish used for serving cereals, dessert or rice.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Cup and Saucer – This come in pairs and is used for serving coffee or tea.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Demitasse Cup and Saucer – also comes in pairs and usually half the size of the regular cup and saucer.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Bouillon Cup – also known as consomme bowl. It is a container used to serve clear soup.
DINNERWARES/CHINAWARES Monkey Dish – container for sauces and gravy.
FLATWARE/CUTLERY It refers to table appointments used for serving, dipping, cutting or spearing food.
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Dinner Spoon – with oval bowl used for entrees
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Soup Spoon – with round bowl used for soup
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Dessert Spoon – an elongated oval bowl used for dessert
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Teaspoon – with oval bowl smaller than dinner spoon.
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Demitasse Spoon – half the size of the regular teaspoon.
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Long Spoon – a long handled- teaspoon used for serving drinks in tall glasses
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Sugar Spoon – a small spoon with a spreading bowl, used to serve sugar
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Dinner Knife – a straight or serrated cutting edge that is broad with a rounded tip, used for entrees
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Fish Knife – a pointed-hook like tip used for deboning fish
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Steak Knife – a serrated cutting edge with a pointed tip used for steaks
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Butter Spreader – a small broad spatula- liked knife used for butter and marmalade
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Cheese Knife – a carved pointed hook- liked tip used for cutting cheese
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Dinner Fork – a four-pronged utensil used for entrees
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Salad Fork – a four-pronged utensil, shorter and broader than dinner fork used for salads
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Dessert Fork – a three-pronged utensil shorter than dinner fork used for desserts like pastries and cakes
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Oyster/Seafood fork – a very small three-pronged utensil used for appetizers like oyster, clam and other shellfish
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Pickle Fork – a very small two-pronged utensil used for appetizer
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Serving spoon and Fork – large spoon and fork with bigger bowls and tines and longer handles used for serving main dish like vegetables.
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Sugar Tongs – small tongs used to served sugar cubes
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Soup Ladle – a long-handled utensil with a big round bowl and a bent handle used to serve soup
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Gravy Ladle – a smaller version of soup ladle used for serving gravy and sauce
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Pie Server – a short leaf-shaped spatula with an elongated handle used for serving cakes and pies
FLATWARE/CUTLERY Pasta Server – a crab-liked bowl utensil used to scoop noodles and pasta
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Water Goblet – 8-12-ounce, wide mouth, wide bowl with not so high stem. It is used o served water.
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Martini Glass – 2.5 – 5-ounce body with long stem of different shapes.
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Champagne Glass – a 4.5 – 5-ounce saucer-liked body with long stem, or a flute-liked body with long stem
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Cordial Glass – a 1-ounce tulip-shaped body with a short stem
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Sherry Glass – a 2 – 3-ounce with a very short stem
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed White wine Glass – a 3 – 5-ounce flute- shaped body with a long stem
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Red Wine Glass – a 3 – 5-ounce, wide mouth body with a long stem
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Brandy – a 5 – 11-ounce oblong-shaped body with an arched mouth and a very short stem
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Pilsner - a 7 – 12-ounce glass, long, narrow, triangular body with a very short stem. The base is narrower than the mouth
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Sherbet – a 6-ounce glass, wide mouth, saucer-liked thick body. This may be used for sundae, ice cream or molded dessert
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Hurricane Glass – 8 – 12-ounce with curved body at the middle
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Tumblers Old Fashioned Glass – a 7.5-ounce glass, narrow base with a wide mouth and a thick body
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Footed / Stemmed Parfait Glass – a 4.5 – 8-ounce glass, tall, narrow, body, same shape from top to bottom and with a very short stem
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Tumblers High Ball – a 12-ounce tall glass same width from base to mouth
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Tumblers Whiskey Glass – a 1.5-ounce narrow base glass with a wide mouth and body similar to old fashion glass but smaller
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Tumblers Collins – similar to high ball glass but smaller in size
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Mug Beer Mug – similar to old fashioned glass but thicker and with handles.
BEVERAGEWARE / GLASSWARE Mugs Irish Coffee Mugs – a decorative glass almost similar to hurricane glass but with handle
LINENS Table Cloth – material used to cover the entire surface of the table
LINENS Silence Cloth – a heavy pad of material placed underneath the tablecloth mainly used to minimize the noise while serving
LINENS Runner – a long, narrow strip of cloth placed in bare tables
LINENS Placemat – the common sizes ranges from inches long.
LINENS Top Cloth – a small piece of cloth placed on top of larger tablecloth
LINENS Table Napkin – this is a small piece of cloth used to protect guest from spills Dinner Napkin – 18 – 24 inches Luncheon or Breakfast Napkin – 9 – 12 inches Tea Napkin – 6 – 9 inches Cocktail Napkin – 4- 6 inches
LINENS Skirting Cloth – a long piece of cloth used to hide the tables’ legs to make it more presentable
SERVICEWARES Vegetable Dish – a deep serving dish used for vegetable, rice, or any saucy dish
SERVICEWARES Soup Tureen – a deep serving dish for soup with underliner and fitted cover
SERVICEWARES Platters – usually in oval-shaped dishes used for serving variety of dishes
SERVICEWARES Coffee Pot / Tea Pot – a pot used in serving coffee / tea.
SERVICEWARES Water Pitcher – a device used in serving water.
SERVICEWARES Decanter – a container used to decant wine
SERVICEWARES Carafe – a container used in holding juices, modifiers and emulsifiers in the bar