Food News: Fine dining etiquette

"Here's a refresher course for those used to fast food.

When dining at a restaurant, proper etiquette is important for the customer and the waiter. (GNS) From Staff and Wire Reports

In this fast-food nation, fine dining is defined as any meal not served with plastic forks and paper napkins.

Dinner at a chain restaurant passes for haute cuisine. Not that there's anything wrong with that -- until you enter a restaurant where the waiters wear tuxedos and a single glass of wine costs more than a six-pack of imported beer.

With high prices come high standards, for servers and diners alike. You expect scrumptious food and flawless service. The staff expects you not to act like a rube.

'Fine dining should be a fairly quiet time. If you want to get rowdy, go to a bar.' said Steve Mylar, owner of The Mabry House in Shreveport."

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Posted by Michael Dupuis at June 21, 2005 5:28 PM