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Serving Food Waiters serve from the left, and remove from the right. When possible, help out by moving out of the way.
When you finish eating, leave the glasses and used dishes where they are. Do not push your dishes away from you or stack them for the waiter. Ask the server if you need dishes or glasses to be removed from your table. That is the server�s job.
Passing Food Food is passed from left to right. It is helpful to remember that everything of importance is to the right. For example, the guest of honor sits to the right of the host and food is passed on the right. Also pass the salt, pepper, butter and sauces to the right. Passing the Bread The person closest to the basket or plate with the bread takes the bread service plate/basket, offers it to the person on his left, helps himself, and passes to the person on his right. If the person closest to the bread plate/basket does not take it, it is appropriate to ask for the basket. As soon as you get it, do the same as above. Always include the service plate in passing. The butter is passed in the same way as the bread.
Butter - Spreads - Dips Butter, spreads, or dips should be transferred from the serving dish to your plate before spreading or eating. Exception: When sharing chips and salsa at your favorite Mexican food restaurant, do not concern yourself with transferring salsa to your own plate. However, do not double dip. In other words, do not dip your chip, bite off a piece, and then re-dip your chip. Salt And Pepper If asked for the salt or pepper, pass both together, even if a person asks for only one of them. Pick them both up and place them on the table within reach of the person next to you. They are never passed hand to hand. This avoids the search for one of the shakers around the table.
Never intercept a pass. Snagging a roll out of the breadbasket or taking a shake of salt when it is enroute to someone else is a no-no. No one else other than the original requester should sprinkle their food when they have the shakers in their possession.
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