Thank you to the editor, Lisa Padilla, at Arizona Health & Living Magazine for listing “Which Fork Do I Use?” under the Holiday Gift section, page 52 of the current issue!

As we all begin to plan for the Thanksgiving get together with family and friends, treat yourself and your guests to a beautiful table. Our book gives you the templates for the meal you choose, whether it is served family style or plated individually, single-course or a five-course dinner.

How do I get that beautiful table? Let’s just talk about a couple of simple changes.  Do you have chargers (the larger than a dinner plate accent piece) that can bring color or drama to your table settings? The retail stores have amazing designs in chargers to pick from, if you shop now. Maybe this year you want a more traditional table. Or, perhaps you want a casual or whimsical table landscape. Even a change in napkins and napkin rings can give your table a new look. Borrow from nature with some freshly fallen maple leaves and write your guest’s names on them for a place card. Pine cones make a great holder for a place card. Both the leaves and the pine cones can be spray painted with sparkly silvers and golds. Don’t get us started. We can go on for days with ideas.

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Fun, festive, classic, whimsical, traditional? What you want your table setting to say about you or the dinner event can be changed up with something as simple as colored beverage glasses. They don’t have to cost a lot (let your budget decide that for you) to add interest and charm. Bright and seasonal table napkins or napkin rings can also take a table setting from simple to simply amazing.

 

 

Meet co-author, Rosemarie Burns, at this festive event on Wednesday, November 18 from 9-2:00 pm – Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, CA. She’ll be selling and signing “Which Fork Do I Use?” books. Think about your Christmas gift list. Need several hostess gifts to have on hand? The books are perfect for the young people on your list, the college graduate who wants to prepare for job interviews, or for someone who wants to start entertaining and doesn’t know where to begin. Even seasoned hosts will find the book useful! It’s a book for everyone who eats.

Who doesn’t love bread with their dinner? There are simple and practical ways to eat your bread. We’ll share two dining dos and don’ts with you today. Butter spreaders are approximately 6″ long and are often placed on a bread and butter plate as part of your individual place setting. If no butter spreader is provided, use your dinner knife to spread the butter.

• Do break off a bite-sized piece of bread while it is on the bread plate and butter it. This allows the bread crumbs to fall onto the bread and butter plate and not on the table top.
• Don’t break it apart or butter it mid-air.

 

With great respect for all the men and women who serve to protect our freedoms we enjoy every day living in the United States of America, thank you!

 

It’s true, Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance! Part of the fun and creative part of hosting a dinner party, especially for a holiday dinner, is thinking about what your table landscape will look like. Rosemarie and Linda both love Waterford crystal glasses and feature a variety of Waterford stemware on their glassware reference page in Which Fork Do I Use? These beautiful Snowflake flutes will dazzle your guests throughout the holidays and right on to a New Year’s Eve celebration.

 

“Have you ever found yourself at a dinner party and looked down to find several forks and knives and have no idea which is your water glass?  If you have you are not alone…Which Fork Do I Use? has the information needed for any entertaining situation.  From dining tips to host gifts to setting the table and greeting guests, this is the must-have book for the holidays.”

Check out the November/December 2015 issue of On The Town Ezine – page 92, for a wonderful article written by Vivienne Gautraux.

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Even monsters need to know “Which Fork Do I Use?” before entertaining guests. Look what Frank found especially helpful on the page 69, aka the Always and Never page.

Always arrive on time, even if you are taking some extra time to scare little kids on your way to the party.

Never eat like a caveman. You are “Frank” after all.

Always use the beverage glasses on your right. And don’t spike your neighbor’s drink just because you need to be nicer. The etiquette police are patrolling tonight.

Never talk about controversial topics at the dinner table such as dissecting body parts.

 

 

What a charming blog about “Which Fork Do I Use?” by Barbara Revsine! She really did read between the lines and realized that the side affect of reading the book is that readers may suddenly obsess about such things as cheese knives, napkin rings, and themed dinner parties just like Rosemarie and Linda do. Such fun.

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Thank you to The Trina Kaye Organization, public relations consultant, for all the great connections on radio and print media as we move into the holiday season for “Which Fork Do I Use?” book selling and signings! The award-winning book is a great holiday gift for all ages as they learn the basics of setting the table and serving a meal, or planning a special Dickens themed dinner party for friends and family. Perhaps the section on setting up a Buffet will be a favorite. So much more inside the book that makes it a wonderful go-to guide.

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