Product Details

• Actors: American Dining & Entertaining Etiquette
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Pro-Active Ent.
• VHS Release Date: April 29, 2003
• Run Time: 37 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008XRZI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,577 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

Entertainment Weekly, April 25, 2003
In case you don't know how to hold a fork and knife, pull up a chair. This video is recommended.

Product Description
This video focuses on 'American' dining etiquette. The important rules of the table that every sophisticated American should know before dining in a formal situation are covered extensively.

In this video, you will learn how to hold a knife and fork properly, how to deal with a napkin, what to do with a finger bowl and how to set the table for a formal meal, as well as much more information about dining and entertaining etiquette.

This video will help you feel comfortable in any formal dining situation.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ruth Kern makes the world a better place, July 15, 2000, August 8, 2003

By	Bookworm "Bookworm" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

We have enjoyed and benefited from Ruth Kern's video. We have also shared it with our Chinese friends as they prepare for their diplomatic assignments in the United States. They are most happy to have such an educational tool.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scientist, June 17, 2000, August 8, 2003

By	Bookworm "Bookworm" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

I reviewed this video and realized that it has a great educational value to both the young and the old, both the natives and new immigrants, different levels of educational background and diversified cultures. The trememdous success of this video in content and presentation has given me hope that we are once again entering a period of elegance and formality in our country which has been so desperately lacking since 1960's. I would like to make a strong point about the social education to our coming generations to keep the good traditions, such as how to dining, how to attire, and how to make a formal speech, etc. All these made US different from other cultures. This tape would just meet this eduactional needs. If any one, by any chance, were able to view this tape, he/she would benefit greatly from it. The video is well designed and carefully photographed.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Needed This, June 24, 2003, August 8, 2003

By	Bookworm "Bookworm" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

I grew up in a home where we pretty much ate everything with one fork and our hands. We rarely ate at the table. This was fine until I grew up, went to college and married someone from a much higher economic level. I hated eating in public because I didn't know what to do at the table or how to go about it without looking stiff and nervous. This video was exactly what I needed. I now feel comfortable eating in a fancy restaurant or at a formal dinner. Thank you, Ms. Kern