Etiketa stolování - O dobrých mravech a gastronomii – Špaček Ladislav (2021)

The book 'Dining Etiquette' by Ladislav Špaček is a comprehensive and detailed guide to etiquette at the dining table. It focuses on practical topics that concern each of us. It introduces readers to table manners, provides instructions on how to properly set the table and how to seat guests. It explains how we eat common foods as well as exotic dishes, why we should hold cutlery correctly, and how to handle napkins, glasses, and other utensils. It reliably guides us through dining in a restaurant as well as at a banquet, but it also pays great attention to home dining, which is so important for us to be a proper role model for our children. It interestingly contrasts the contemporary understanding of table etiquette with the rules established a hundred years ago by the legendary Jiří Guth-Jarkovský. Dining etiquette has a significant overlap with gastronomy. It introduces us to the great personalities of French cuisine and the history of dining, paying attention to the development of gastronomy and the renowned cuisines that now dominate the world. As a bonus, the book presents ten of the most significant figures in our gastronomic world (Zdeněk Pohlreich, Jiří Štift, David Šašek, Radek Kašpárek, Jan Kracík, Flemming Laugesen, Roman Paulus, Jan Punčochář, Oldřich Sahajdák, Sylvio Spohr, Otakar Žoudlík), who...