Crumbing, or "crumb down," a table is the process of removing food crumbs and debris from the table between each course using a metal tool called a "crumber." After rem
…oving an item, always crumb immediately to completely clean the area. With the crumber in your right hand, start at 2 o'clock and lay the crumber on its side. Move the crumber in a "C" shape to 5 o'clock to collect debris, then life the crumber off the table to dispose of the debris onto the plate, never onto the floor or the table. Use light motions to minimize noise. Use your arm without placing your elbow in the guest's face. Having completed the crumbing down procedure for one place setting, commence again the crumbing down of the next place setting, i.e. to the left of the next person. When it comes to crumbing down a table without a table cloth, the server will use a neatly folded and lightly damp napkin. Move to the right side of the guest. Remove soiled place setting from the guest; the service cloth on the right hand and motion the cloth in the letter C starting at 2 o'clock and end at 5 o'clock picking up all the crumbs with the service cloth just as you would with a crumber. (MORE) 
