Concept

From Selim:

"We think that our location and place is very good for "take away" concept. There are lots of students in this neighbourhood and a school as well. That means we should give the option to our clients to choose. We will also have some tables and seats, this is one of the parts of giving options. Everything will be shown with big plates and priced by portions. Soups, pastas, main dishes, side dishes and we will have "make your own salad" and "pizza of the day" options. 
As a decoration, we want something modern, minimal and new. Our clients are going to change their minds to have a seat instead of taking away and we'll be glad to show our hospitality."

Setting a Table

There are many different ways of setting a table, depending on the type of restaurant and the intended atmosphere.  Here are a few ways.

A traditional table setting [with different options]:

1.  First, put down the foundations. 

• The tablecloth goes on the table first. 
• Next, if you’re using a table runner, that will go on top of the tablecloth.
• Next, place mats can be put at each setting.

2.  Set up the centerpiece. 

• Whether flowers in a vase, a hanging basket from your porch, or another beautiful focal point, make sure the centerpiece is the largest (and tallest) thing on the table.  If it falls short of the height requirement, try adding something underneath.  Even a small container covered with a piece of fabric can act as a makeshift “riser” to lift your centerpiece up.
• Around the centerpiece, scatter flower petals, glitter, confetti, silk leaves, or any other decorative touch.
• If you choose, place candles or tea lights in votives around the centerpiece.

3.  Build up the dishes at each place setting.  You don’t have to use each piece, but this is the order they go in:

• Bottom: charger.
• Next, large plate.
• Then, small plate.
• On top of those 3 items, place the bowl.

4.  Place the flatware.  In a tablescape you have creative license to place items any place they look nice in the design.  If you’d like to stick with a traditional flatware setting, utensils go in this order:

• Closest to the plate, place the dinner fork (larger fork).
• Furthest from the plate, place the salad fork (smaller fork).

To the right of the plate:

• Closest to the plate, place the knife. The blade faces the plate.
• In the middle, place the large spoon.
• Furthest from the plate, place the small spoon.

5.  The glasses can go directly in front of the plates.  Imagining the plate is a clock, the glass goes at 1 o’clock.

6.  Tea cups or coffee cups with saucers are placed next.  Imagining the plate is a clock, the cup and saucer goes at 2 o’clock.

7.  The bread and butter plate with butter knife are optional.  Imagining the plate is a clock, the bread and butter plate goes at 11 o’clock.  The butter knife is laid across the bread and butter plate.

8.  Place your napkins.  Depending on the look you’re going for, napkins can be placed decoratively in the glasses for a splash of color, arranged in a napkin ring and place in the bowl, or set to the left of the flatware on the left side of the plate.

9.  Lastly, arrange your placecards.  Let your guests know where they will be sitting by using place cards. They can go to the left of the glass, in front of the plate, or in the bowl.

http://www.homeeverafter.com/table-setting-101-how-to-properly-set-a-table/

With rolled silverware:

1. Begin by taking a square napkin and folding it in half to make a triangle.
2. Place the silverware inside the napkin with the knife on the bottom, the salad and the dinner fork on top of the knife, the soup spoon on top of the forks and the teaspoon on top of the soup spoon.
3. Position the silverware in the napkin with the handles of the silverware facing the longest side of the napkin and the heads of the silver pointing up toward the point of the triangle.
4. Fold the bottom half of the napkin up over the handles of the silverware. The napkin should cover about half of the handles.
5. Fold one of the far corners of the napkin over the silverware, then the opposite corner. Roll the napkin tightly to enclose the silver.
6. Set the dinner plate onto the middle of the place mat. Make sure it's centered, because the dishes, glasses and silverware will go on both sides of it.
7. Place the rolled silverware on the left of the dinner plate.
8. Position the glasses on the right. The water glass belongs on the innermost side next to the plate, followed by wine glasses and then champagne flutes.
9. Set the salad plate on the left side of the silverware if you are serving salad separately.
10. Put the bread plate on the upper left-hand corner above the silverware roll with the butter knife lying across it.
11. Inform guests where they are sitting if this is a formal dinner by putting a place card on the dinner plate or just above it.

Read more: How to Properly Set a Table With Rolled Silverware | eHow.co.uk http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7893032_properly-set-table-rolled-silverware.html#ixzz1G1I4xv4Y

A traditional table setting is displayed in this video:

http://www.ehow.com/video_4908978_set-restaurant-table.html

Introduction

We made this blog to make it easier to communicate with eachother and Massimo.  This project will require a lot of research, creativity, practicality, and communication.  We are going to have a lot of information and ideas, which can be organized in this blog.