Every culture across the world has their own version of fine dining, right from an elegant sit-down seven-course dinner that comes from the Western culture, all the way to the grand family-style feasts enjoyed by Indian households. But with globalisation and mixing of cultures over various centuries, the Western fine dining setup has seamlessly become a part of Indian culinary culture, as well, with luxury dinner sets taking the centre stage.
While these practices may not be very common in daily household settings for most, they can be of great help when it comes to hosting a posh fine dining experience with a beautiful premium dinner set, creating an experience unlike any other. A lot of attention to detail and an elegant touch is needed to create a dinner set design in fine dining style, but it is a very doable task that can be done correctly with the correct guidance. Here is a step-by-step guide that will take you through the process of setting a stylish dinner table with Ariane Home.
Set A Nice, Clean Tablecloth: Get yourself a nicely crisp and clean tablecloth which matches the decor and colour scheme of your dining room and your luxury dinner set. If tablecloths don’t seem to be your style, then even small placemats for each individual diner can also be set up.
Lay Down Your Dinner Plates: Place your main plate from your premium dinner set on the table, the dinner plates are placed on top of them.
Place Your Napkins: Make sure your napkins are neatly folded - once done, place them either on the centre of your dinner plate, or on the left side. If you are looking for an added aesthetic touch, you could also go for decorative napkins - you can also be inspired by your dinner set design.
Place Your Silverware: Arrange your silverware very carefully; place any forks on the left side of your dinner plate, while making sure that the smaller ones are on the outer side and the larger ones are on the inner side (closer to the plate). Similarly, place any knives on the right side of the dinner plate. Similar to the forks, the smaller ones stay outside, while the bigger ones are towards the inside. Basically, if you are serving multiple courses, the outermost cutlery should be for the first course, and the innermost should be for the last. Ensure that you have a full cutlery set to go along with the dinner set, so all the items would remain handy. For this, you could always get a dinner set online from us at Ariane Home; it will have all the components necessary.
Arrange Your Glassware: When it comes to glassware, the standard rule is to place it towards the right of the diner. The water glass goes just above the knife and any other glassware that is needed for wine or any other beverage will be placed to the right of the dinner plate.
Add Any Other Small Plate(s): Dining sets also come with their set of small plates, especially ones that are supposed to be used for bread and butter. These bread plates should be placed just above the forks, slightly to their left. The butter knife would be placed across the bread plate, or on top of the butter dish in a horizontal manner.
Keep The Soup Bowl (In Case Applicable): Most fine dining experiences begin with soup as the first course. The soup bowls that come in your dinner set are supposed to be placed on top of the dinner plate, right in the centre.
Place The Salad Plate (If Applicable): Apart from bread plates, dinner sets also come with other small pieces like salad plates. If the salad is going to be served as a separate course, then the salad place would be ideally placed at the top of the dinner plate, exactly in the centre (just like the soup bowl).
Finish It All Off With Good Decor: While a well-set luxury fine dining experience will definitely make heads turn, it is also crucial to set up some suitable decor. This will help in creating the perfect ambience that is fit for fine dining. This could include things like a centrepiece, candles, name cards, and other decorative touches.
With all the above mentioned steps, you can set up the most beautiful fine dining experience for yourself and your guests. You can get yourself an amazing dinner set online from Ariane Home, which will create a dining experience unlike any other. We hope this guide helps you in perfecting your dream fine dining party!