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●Preparation and Organization of a Banquet（第1页）

●PreparatianizationofaBa

Itrequiressomeplanningandanizatiohepoherforaba。Fromplanithefront-of-houseservice，therearesomestepsthatyoutaketoprepareforaba。

■Planning

Youshethetypeofpartythatyouwouldliketohave。Doyouartyoracocktailparty?Doyouwaobeformalorcasual?Willthefoodbesuppliedatthetableorwillyouofferabuffet?Theahesequestionswillhelpyoudeberofpeopletoinvite，andwhothosepeopleshouldbe。Forihepartywillbemoreiherewillherpeoplethereforthemtoih，youwouldn’twanttoiadoaloheahesetypesofquestionsyoudetermier。Moreover，bevitationsshouldbemailedapproximatelythreeweekspriortothedateoftheparty，youshouldwritedownthenamesofallinviteesinyourpartyjournal，leaviheirRSVP。

■DateandLo

&yourdartosettleadateforyourevent。Lookforpossibleflicts。Ifit’sathree-dayholiday，itmightbetoughtogetpeopleoutthtba。Ifyourlocalschool，wheremostationhadattending，werehavinganopenhouseorplaythatnight，itwouldbeuonachurchsocial。

&hegeographicalareawherethebaakeplaayalreadyknowofvarioushotels，tryclubs，restaurantshallsthatroupifyouliveiheeventlace。Besuretogolookatthepotentiallobeforeyoubookitifyoudohearea。Itissuggestedthatyouhireaprofessioiheeventisinadistantdit’snotpossibleforyoutotravelthere，aisasignifie。

&Invitations

etheimportatheinvitationsearly。Whetheryouareplanningtohostagourmetdiyoraninfathering。GiveyuestseoRSVPatersfortheirifisiveatleastaweekortwoofnotidalloroximatelyamonthifyouareplaonagranderscale。

Thefollowinginformationonaninvitationisihenameorhehost，theheo，thetimeaheeveio，RSVPnotationwhidicateshowyouwishtobenotified，anyspeationsuchasdressinstruapwithdires，orrequeststadish。Sendemailinvitationsonlyifyourinviteesarefrequentemailusers。Emaileasilybeoverlooked。Moreover，involveallinvitees’tenaions。Seeinvitationstoeawheniendedfamilymembersinthesamehousehold。Addresstheinvitationto“Mr。andMrs。MichaelSmithandFamily”wheninvitingamarrieddtheir。Aninvitatiooanon-marriedcouplewholivetogethermustembraceeaeoeline。

&ionofMenu

Choosedishesthatharmohethemeofyourparty。Whetherythemealyioprovidetheakealistofallthedishesyouwouldliketoseeotable。Youwillomakesurehowmanydishesyouare，bothhotandinthedisplaytable。Oneupwithaninitialideanarrowyourfocus。Itisbetterifyouknowaboutaaryrequirements。But，it’swisetoplayitsafeandalwayshaveafullbafuestswhosepalettemaybefussierthanyours。Haveachoiceofredandwhitewiandperhapsalightermaihatmaybemetarianbased。Everyoheyhavebeenbothweledandaodatedbythis>

&upoftheBa

Youshouldknoleyouhaveinvitedandhowmasyouhaveavailableastheeventplanner。Alwaysmakesurethatthesely。Itdoeswellonyoutoforyueststostandorperfortably。Alsoehereisenoughspaceatthetableifamealisplaeveryoingwiththeirplateontheirlap。

Youshouldstartwiththeplateteredandfagthediner，ahesaladplateontopoftheee，iablesettihataheplateisforthediheleftoftheplate，planerforkimmediately，thentoitsleft，thesaladfork。Ifthenapkinissimplyfoldedflat，plaexttothesaladfork。Platopofthesaladplate，ensuringthatitfacestowardsthedinerifyoumakeamoreelaboratefoldeddesignwithyournapkin。However，plaapkintothesideifsoupisbeingserved，becausethesoupbowlwillbeplatopofthesaladplate。

Youshouldalsoputthecakeforkwithprongsfagtht，directlyabovetheplates。hedessertspoon，fagtotheleft，abovethecakefork。Attheupperlefterofthesettihedinnerandsaladforksandtheddessertutensils，placethebreadplate，fagthedihebutterknifeplaallyontopoftheplatepointingouttotheleft。Directlythtoftheplates，firstplaheteaspoohthesoupspooside。

Nolatesandutensilsarecarefullyplaced，moveoheglasseswillbeseththahesettierglasshedessertspoo，plaeglassusedforredwilybelowaofthewaterglass。On，plaeglassusedforwhitewilybelowaoftheredwihisshonallineofglasses;thewaterglassattheupperleftfinishinginewineglassoht。Thedsaucerisusedonlywhenservihesaucer，withcupplatopfagup，issetbesidethesoupspooouch，ifhostingaparty，istheplacecard。Theplacecardisputdirectlyabovethedessertspoon，slightlyoffsettotheleft。

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Ataformaldiersthediningroomfirstwiththewomaofhonorhtarm。Theyarefollowedbytheuestsihehostessewiththemostimportantmaakesseatatohetableaessattheother。Ifdoingsowomenwouldsittogether，asistruewhenthereareeight，twelve，orsixteeninthediy。Theessmovesoheleft，aimportantmansitsinherplaaofhonorsitsattherightofthehost。Themostimportantmanorthemaofhotherightofthehostess。

Ataninformaldiessguidesthewomeothedining-roomwhoarefollowedbythehostas。Thehostesstheswheretosit。Shemustalwayshavetheseatingarrangedinadvanordertoavoidahehostaoppositeeable。Whiletraditiowomansitshtsideofthehostamasideofthehostess，guestsmaybeseatedwherevertheyiest。Eastandscasuallybehindhishertilthehostessstartstotakeherseat。Themanhelpshisdiakeseatandalsohelpsmoveherchairasshestandsup。Eaovestotheleftofthechairtositdownandalsostandsupfromtheleftside。Donotrethechair;yetdonotsittooclosetothetable。Keepyourfeetonthefloor。Youcrossyourfeetifyouwish，butnotyourknees。

Atapublier，thespeaker’stableisplaapromioftheroom。Thetoastmastersitsinthemiddleseatoheroom。Thehuest，thepriheevening，sitsomaster’sright。Thesepuestsitsomaster’sleft。Allthoseatthespeaker’stable，ofcourse，sitoablefagtheroom。Guestsotherthanthespeakersmaybehonoredbybeihespeaker’stable。

■OtherUsefulTips

Tryahatyouaretheoyuestsatthedoor。Theydidattendthedierallbecauseofyouahematthestartoftheeventtheywillimmediatelyfeelfortable。Itisalsoagoodopportunityforyoutoeeachguestisihesettingsotryandioatleastoherpersohisshouldeheversatioheatmosphere。

Paceisimportantaswell。Keepthepartymoviionshouldbeeheartitdoessoisanimportantskill。Encelivelyandvariedversationbutavoidsensitiveissuesifyouthinkthatsomeguestsmaybeoffended。Ifyoufeelthattheversationisgoingdaverol。Startareamofversationorifthatfails，introduceaspekorthedealleyesandearsareonyou。

Iheyleavedettothankyuestsf。Theymadetheeffortandsoshouldyou。