Brunch or Lunch Lets talk about brunch first. It is a meal usually taken late in the morning that combines a late breakfast and an early lunch. For some people the weekend just isn’t complete without brunch. A meal of eggs Benedict, perhaps some home fries and a Bloody Mary or two. What is the…
Breakfast is the first meal of a day. The word ‘breakfast’ is derived from the phrase ‘breaking the fast’. We fast while we sleep and breaking that fast should make breakfast the most joyful meal of the day, as we have lived through the night and are beginning a new day. People all over across…
The art and pleasure of taking tea: Afternoon or High Tea? Much of the credit for inventing the afternoon tea must go to Queen Victoria’s lady in waiting, Anna, 7th Duchess of Bedford. She started the fashion to drink afternoon tea in the 1830s because she grew tired of a sinking feeling to have “a…
So what is an informal or casual dinner? In everyday life we don’t have enough time or inclination to organize a formal dinner which requires extensive preparations. Casual meal can vary from an elegant four-course affair served at a fully set table to a simple two-course meal. At a casual dinner the host cooks the…
Today the table setting has its own vocabulary. There are many words which are not very clear to many of us. Let’s look at the basics of the table vocabulary.
Formal dining is a gracious and elegant event. The table setting is luxuriant with fine porcelain, shining silver, sparkling crystal, beautiful linens and exquisite floral arrangements.