* While eating the knife should rest on the upper right side of the plate. When you are finished eating put the knife and fork side by side in the middle of the plate.
No, there is no law dictating which hand to use for cutting and which hand to use for eating when using a knife and fork. It is generally considered polite and proper dining etiquette in Western cultures to use the knife in the right hand to cut food and the fork in the left hand to eat.
Because you use your knife to cut, and your fork to keep your steak from sliding of your plate. It's simply harder to cut your food with your left hand. so you take the fork in the left hand, the knife in the right. That's the reason, why the fork goes left and the knife goes right from the plate.
In some social gatherings or in high end restaurants the butter knife goes to the right and then the regular knife. On the left outer side the small salad fork and then the regular fork for eating your dinner. Remember: Work from the outside in towards your plate.
Usually knife, fork and spoon.
When dining, crossing a fork and knife on your plate signifies that you are taking a break or finished eating. This signals to the server that they can clear your plate. It is considered proper etiquette to place the fork over the knife in a crossed position on the plate when you are done eating.
Yes when there is no knife it is on the right. It was established on April 9, 2009. But if there is a knife its on the left
they eat wiht the fork in riht and knife in left
After a meal, the fork and knife should be placed parallel to each other on the plate, with the fork on the left and the knife on the right, pointing towards the center of the plate.
Fork on left and knife on right. If you have lots of courses you work from the inside to the outside. You would have a smaller fork for starter then work outside for the rest.
Because the Knife was created before the Fork.
When using a fork and knife, hold the fork in your left hand and the knife in your right hand. Cut one bite-sized piece of food at a time, then place the knife on the edge of the plate and switch the fork to your right hand to eat. Avoid resting your elbows on the table and keep your napkin on your lap.