knife and then eat. when eating soup, dip your soup spoon away from yourself. if you use your knife during the meal, when you are not cutting something place it at the top of your plate with the blade facing toward you. to show you are finished, place your knife and fork parallel to each other with the handles at the 4:00 position, like on a clock, and the ends at the 10:00 position. the knife blade should be facing toward you.
after your host, take your napkin and fold it across your lap with the fold facing your waist. if you need to leave the table during the meal, place 