Elisa Motterle has gathered in these pages all her knowledge and experience on the table with a great attention to contemporaneity, functionality and details that can make a difference, teaching you how to foresee the needs of your guests and how to prevent any unseemly situations, all of course without transgressing any rules of etiquette!

Anyone who is about to receive guests at home will ask themselves a series of questions such as "What menu should I offer?", "How should I set the table and arrange the seating?", "What kind of service should I choose?" Table etiquette is highly articulated and sometimes tricky. Starting today, thanks to this handy illustrated guide, you'll have all the answers you need: you'll learn the basic rules, the do's and don'ts both when hosting and when you're invited, the types of table settings and service, the language of cutlery and napkin, the foods to avoid so as not to get diners in trouble, and much more.