Essentially, the basic table setting, above, and the casual table setting are nearly identical, but in a casual table setting, there is the addition of a soup bowl and a dinner plate.

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A bread plate is basically just a slightly smaller plate that (traditionally) sits in the upper left corner of your place setting, above your fork, or on the larger dinner plate before you begin ...

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2. Next, set a charger for each guest. Chargers or server plates are large, decorative plates which are used as a backdrop for your dinner plates. The idea is that when the main course is served ...

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Basic Table Setting Instructions Lay the placemat on the table. Put the dinner plate in the middle of the placemat. Lay the napkin to the left of the plate. Place the fork on the napkin. To the ...