Occasionally restauranteurs call to ask, "Which way does the blade of the knife go?" Wine salesmen ask me, "On which side of the water glass does the wine glass belong?" Everyone askes me, "Where do the dinner fork and the salad fork belong?"

When we sit down to eat, we automatically pick up our fork on the left side of the plate and our knife on the right. It's something we don't need to think about when we're hungry, tired or happy and exicited. But setting the table is not automatic, and we often take it for granted - until it's our turn to figure out where to put more than one fork! - Edith Gilbert

This information is taken from "Easy Entertaining", by Etiquette Expert Edith Gilbert, and used with her permission. You can purchase it through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.