I have noticed that in formal or semiformal table settings, the dessert fork is placed above the plate and parallel with the table edge. But it is always placed with the handle to the left.

Chargers and Placemats For a formal table: Place a charger, or presentation plate, at every place setting ... a bread basket around the table. 6. Dessert Forks and Spoons For a formal table ...

Step Two: Rest your knife to the top right and switch hands ... When set together, a dessert fork and spoon are placed above the plate and are to be used together. Step One: Slide the fork ...

it pays to know where your knife and fork should be placed on the plate - and what it's telling your guest. From lying them side by side to placing one on top of the other, Eat Drink Play spoke ...

The dessert spoon lays horizontally above the plates. Add a place card ... Step 5: Place napkins on the plates or under the forks The napkin can be placed on top of the dinner plate or beneath ...

“She has an expression: ‘Touch my plate and feel my fork ... or the girlfriend who virtuously passes on dessert — and then plants her fork in her companion’s creme brulee.