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Test your Knowledge of Business Dining

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1. You host a business dinner; your guest orders an appetiser. You:

a) Only order one if you’re hungry.
b) Order one whether you’re hungry or not.
c) Frown at her for going over your budget.

2. You’re at the table with some guests, waiting for others to arrive. You:

a) Help yourself to the bread.
b) Order an appetiser if you’re hungry.
c) Wait till everyone arrives.

3. At a business dinner, your customer asks you to order an $800 burgundy. You:

a) Order it – anything to make him happy.
b) Tell him to order it himself – you can’t afford it.
c) Explain that your budget does not allow it – and suggest another wine.

4. Which is the best choice for business dining?

a) Spare ribs with onion sauce.
b) Chicken breast with rice and roasted vegetables.
c) Whole crab infused with truffle oil.

Answers:

1. b) It’s awkward when only one person is eating.
2. c) Keep the table pristine. Don’t make a “crummy” impression by eating bread before everyone has arrived.
3. c) You can enlist the server’s help with choosing something within your budget.
4. b) Don’t fight with crab legs or get into a sticky situation with spare ribs. Choose food that’s easy to eat and chew such as chicken or fish.

From Reader's Digest Magazine - November 2006