Joanne on What’s Cooking TV
It’s that time of year when a lot of holiday dining is taking place. Here are some table manners tips and advice to show you how to make a good impression even when you’re gobbling up the turkey.
A TV dining star
I was just on What’s Cooking TV on City TV stations across Canada. This is a terrific half-hour show that always features celebrity guests, three or four easy-to-make dishes, along with some hosting and entertaining tips.
Terry’s still jealous
They flew us down to Québec city to film a dining etiquette segment at the Québec Hilton with Richard Cazeau, the very amusing cohost of the show. (Terry’s a little jealous because I was on the show but he didn’t make the cut. At least he got to visit beautiful Québec, seen in the background of the photos.)
Do you switch hands?
In North America, there are two main styles of dining etiquette, American or Continental. Not sure which style of eating you use? Click here to find out
Slow or fast eater?
And you thought you were a slow or a fast eater? Wait till you see Richard in the video. If you’ve taken one of our dining etiquette courses you know it’s not about being perfect or pretentious. All of our table manners tips revolve around enjoying the meal and being a savvy diner, not a stuffy one. (Leave the stuffiness to the turkey.)
We had a blast
We had a fabulous time in Québec and got to practice our table manners in a lot of great restaurants. To see some photos click here to check out our blog entry on our trip.
(TERRY SAYS – I’m still jealous that I didn’t end up in the show just because Joanne is the photogenic one, even when she’s wearing socks on her hands – click here to see photo.)
I totally sympathize Dave, I love lobster too, but unless you are in the privacy of your own home (where the 4 second rule or for a piece of tasty lobster – the 8 second rule may apply) you really shouldn’t eat anything that falls on the floor.
Proper Eating Habits in Public;
Question…..Is it proper to pick up a piece of scrumptous soaked butter laden lobster from the floor, should some slide off the fork prior to entry? After all, we are not talking about hambuger helper here.
I recently was placed in this awkward position when taking my wife out to a fancy restaurant. There were many eyes on us so you can only imagine the pressure.
Thank you.