Quiz: Do you know your manners?

We’ve all (hopefully) mastered the difference between the salad fork and the dinner fork, but there’s still a lot to be confused about when it comes to the little nuances of fine dining. Take this fun test to see if your table manners are ready for fine dining or if you should stick with the fast food.

Choose “perfect taste” if you think the statement is true and “recipe for disaster” if you think it’s false.

1. The dessert fork should be placed above the dinner plate.
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster

2. It is acceptable to eat asparagus using your fingers.
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster

3. Cut your entire steak into small pieces before your first bite.
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster

4. Wait staff should always serve diners from the right.
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster

5. If you burp at the table, don’t draw attention to yourself by saying “excuse me.”
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster

6. At a formal dinner party, a woman should not be seated next to her husband or companion.
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster

7. Salad may be properly served after the main course.
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster

8. It is acceptable to blow on your soup to cool it.
    Perfect taste        Recipe for disaster