Guide To Dining Out

If you are attractive, it is considered common courtesy to inform the restaurant ahead of time so that they may seat you near a window.

The Hostess Fruit Pie knife is the smallest one on the left side of the plate.

The napkin should ideally be placed upon your lap and no farther than the lap of someone two seats away from you.

It’s considered rude to begin eating before the starting gun has gone off.

Most restaurants will provide you a takeout container, but you’ll need to bring your own bubble wrap and moving blankets if you want to make sure your leftovers get home safely.

If you feel self-conscious about dining alone, some restaurants will provide a scarecrow or CPR torso to sit at your table.

When making a reservation, always specify how many people in your party are notorious flakes.

If you are looking for the bathrooms, they are off to the left and toward the back.

Inform the waiter if you have any common food allergies such as mold and dust mites.

If you are unsatisfied with the evening’s specials, you may demand that your server keep improvising more until you hear something you like.

Never consume a lobster you suspect has already been opened.