From utensil placement to napkin etiquette, here are 23 mistakes you could be making while setting the table—and how to fix them to create a beautiful, functional space for your meal.

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2. Charger plate: The charger, a bigger and usually solid-colored plate, comes first. “It’s like a picture frame for the dinnerware; it adds extra fun and flair,” Duerksen said. 3.

The Global Hunger Shabbat materials included a “Solidarity Plate” — a single, empty plate that we can set at one place at our table in solidarity with all those who face hunger.

The way a dish looks has been important to the dining experience since forever, but perhaps never more than now. Relaxed and homey. Or vibrant and celebratory. And perhaps shareable, too.

Q. My dining table has a dark finish. I put on a tablecloth and place setting plates for a dinner party. When dinner and dessert were over and I picked up the cloth, there was a white stain on the ...