Dinner Is Served: A Butlers Guide to the Art of the Table

While we may not be able to afford a butler of our very own, we can now benefit from Arthur Inch s 50 years of private service in some of the grandest English estates. Thanks to his incredible life experience, the arts & manner of this elegant lifestyle are within reach in this book. With his guidance, we learn all we need to know about the proper way to set a table, serve a meal, & mind our manners while dining. All of this advice is interspersed with real-life examples & charming tales from the downstairs division of the Upstairs/Downstairs crowd. So place your napkin on your lap, take your elbows off the table, & pull up a chair to the rich meal of cultural history & impeccable advice about the art of the table. Illustrations.