| A | B |
| Manners | a way of behaveing |
| Etiquette | Convention requirements as to social behavior |
| Place setting | The group of dishes,silverware,glasses,etc. set at the place of each person at a meal |
| Meal | One of these regular occasion or times for eating food |
| Dinner party | A party of people assembled to have dinner together. |
| Dinner plate | A plate for holding an individual serving of the main coarse of a meal. |
| Restaurant | An establishment where meals are served to customers. |
| Silverware | Eating and serving utensils. |
| Dinnerware | The plates, serving bowls, platters, and other tableware used in serving a meal. |
| American Style | Knife in right hand, fork in left hand holding food |
| Continental/European Style | Knife in right hand, fork in left handThe difference is that you don't switch hands-you eat with your fork in your left hand, with the prongs curving downward |
| Beverage | Any potable liquid, esp. one other than water, as tea, coffee |
| Reservations | an arrangement to secure accommodations at a restaurant or hotel, on a boat or plane |