FRENCH ART DE VIVRE

Art of living

Exclusively devoted to the tables of the privileged for centuries, and subject to changes in fashion and customs, silverware remains inseparable from the French art of living. Ercuis contributes in perpetuating this tradition, by being fully open to innovations in the decorative arts and design.

FRENCH ART DE VIVRE

Art of living

The art of setting a table

Etiquette, a set of conventions governing propriety and good manners that has come down to us from the Court of King Louis XIV, has dictated the rules which still guide the art of laying a table today. Although lifestyles have evolved and rules have become less rigid, it is nonetheless useful to remember some of them, to help us set an elegant and impeccable table.



The perfect mise-en-place

How to set the table with the main items for an elegant mise-en-place. The napkin is simply folded and placed on the plate, or if wished to the right of the dinner knife. Glasses are arranged above the plate, from right to left in the order in which wine is to be served.

Fish

Fish knives and forks are still very popular today for their elegant and very distinctive shape.

Dessert

Dessert cutlery can also be used for the starter. They are placed on each side of the dinner knives and forks, to be used first.

Main courses

Dinner knives and forks are arranged at each side of the plate, with the fork on the left and the knife and spoon to the right.

Additional cutlery

According to the menu, specific cutlery can be added: place knife and fork, bouillon spoon for soups, salad fork or gravy spoon making it easier to take up sauce from the plate. To make your dish even more unique and more enjoyable, there is the butter spreader, placed on the bread plate, oyster fork, snail fork, pastry fork, ice cream spoon, lobster picks and caviar spoon Lastyl, teaspoons, after-dinner teaspoons and demi-tasse spoons are reserved for tea or coffee served after the meal.



SERVE WITH ELEGANCE AND STYLE

The importance of serving pieces

Some of them are true works of art, such as the little-known strawberry ladle with its scallop-shaped bowl, which is used for serving strawberries or fruit salad.



History
French art of living
Savoir-faire
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