Full  Banquet  Table  Set  Up  WMU  Catering  

 BEFORE  HANDLING  DINNERWARE  YOU  MUST  IN  THIS  ORDER:  PUT  ON  HAIRNET,  WASH  HANDS,  PUT  ON  FOOD  SAFE  GLOVES  

1.  Place  dinner  fork  half  thumbnail  away  from  table  edge  on  le8    2.  A.  Place  knife  horizontal  to  fork    

B.  Rotate  90⁰  to  right,  ensuring  equal  distance  3.  Place  salad  fork  close  as  possible  to  dinner  fork  4.  Place  teaspoon  close  as  possible  to  dinner  knife  5.  Place  dessert  fork  horizontal  between  dinner  fork/knife  6.  Place  dessert  spoon  above  dessert  fork  in  opposite  direcKon  

7.  Set  bread  and  buNer  plate  above  dinner/salad  fork  8.  Place  salt  above  plate  sePng  facing  nearest  exit  9.  Place  pepper  to  right  of  salt  10. Place  sugar  caddy  behind  salt  and  pepper  11. Place  buNer  dish  on  side  of  pepper  12. Place  creamer  to  le8  of  salt  13. Place  coffee  cup  le8  of  teaspoon  with  handle  at  45⁰  angle  14. Fold  napkin  and  place  above  dessert  ware    

BEFORE  PLACING  DINNERWARE  AT  ANY  PLACE  SETTING  ENSURE  CORRECT  TABLE  LINEN  POSITION:  SEAMS  FACING  DOWN,  LINEN  CREASE  CENTERED  

Napkin  Folding  Process  WMU  Catering  

STEP  1  Take  clean  napkin  from  chair  

STEP  2  Fold  napkin  in  half  creaKng  a  

rectangle    

STEP  3  Fold  top  half  of  napkin  with  folded  edge  towards  you    

STEP  4  Fold  once  more  towards  you  

STEP  5  Make  alternaKng  folds  towards  and  away  from  you,  leaving  about  2-­‐3  inch  unfolded  porKon  

STEP  6  Fold  napkin  in  half  with  unfolded  porKon  on  the  

inside  

STEP  7  Turn  creased  porKon  upright,  fold  2-­‐3  inch  unfolded  porKon  into  

triangle,  fold  triangle  in  to  napkin’s  centered  crease  

STEP  8  Place  folded  napkin  above  

dessert  fork/spoon,  unfold  with  half  napkin  unfolding  on  B&B  plate