Cocktail

• Table appointments are the materials used in setting individual covers on a table
• Table appointments


  • Linens
  • Dinnerware
  • Flatware
  • Hollow-ware
  • Beverage ware
  • Centerpiece
• Dinnerware


  All table appointments over which food is placed
• Types of dinnerware


  • Place/Show plate
  • Dinner plate
  • Luncheon or breakfast plate
  • Soup plate
  • Salad plate
  • Cereal bowl
  • Bread and butter plate
  • Cup and saucer
  • Demitasse cup and saucer
• Beverage ware (Glassware)


  Containers used to hold and serve all kinds of beverages such as liquor, coffee, juices, and the like
• Glassware can be classified as un-footed or footed (with stem)
• Dinnerware includes all table appointments over which food is placed
• Beverage ware (Glassware) are containers used to hold and serve all kinds of beverages
• Glassware


  Containers used to hold and serve all kinds of beverages
• Shot glass


  A small glass designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor
• Rock glass


  Also known as Old fashion glass
• Beer mug


  A mug intended for serving a beer with handle and usually cylindrical
• Sherry glass


  Used for serving aromatic alcoholic beverages
• Footed glasses


  • Champagne glass
  • Margarita glass
  • Sherry glass
  • Zombie glass
• Stem glasses


  • Delmonico glass
• Goblet glass


  Used for serving water in formal dining
• Proper way to hold an unfooted glass

  By its stem
• When to use a place or show plate

  Formal dinner
• Dinnerware sets are available in different materials, styles, and number of pieces
• Formal dinnerware


  Made from bone china or porcelain, features a crisp white coloring and an elegant design
• Casual dinnerware


  Features bold colors and patterns
• Typical place setting


  • Cup
  • Bowl
  • Salad plate
  • Dinner plate
• A 16-piece dinnerware set provides settings for up to four people
• Formal dinnerware sets may include extra pieces such as saucers, dessert plates, and platters
• You can find sets of completer pieces such as serving platters, sauce dishes, butter dishes, and gravy boats to supplement your dinnerware set
• If one of the pieces from your set breaks, you can sometimes find a replacement that is sold individually