Leseprobe: Zehnder/Senn: How to Meet, Host & Dress

7.4 Sustainable events ............................................. 98
7.5 Invitations .................................................... 100
7.6 Seating arrangements ......................................... 103
7.7 Table culture ................................................. 109
7.8 Your role as the host ........................................... 119
7.9 Pitfalls and mishaps – what to look out for ....................... 122
8 Professional Tips From Cooks and Caterers ........................... 123
8.1 Information in recipes ......................................... 123
8.2 Cooking and baking ingredients ................................. 125
8.3 Kitchen knives ................................................ 127
8.4 Food hygiene and hazard analysis ............................... 128
9 Wine, Beer, Spirits, and Low-/Non-Alcoholic Drinks ................... 131
9.1 Wine ........................................................ 131
9.2 Beer ......................................................... 144
9.3 Spirits ....................................................... 146
9.4 NOLO beverages .............................................. 151
9.5 Vegetarian and vegan alcoholic beverages ....................... 153
HOW TO DRESS
10 Event Dress Codes – From Casual to White Tie . ........................ 157
11 Dress Codes in Business . ........................................... 171
12 The Language of Dress .............................................. 177
12.1 First impressions – instantaneous and decisive ................... 178
12.2 Impression management and the language of dress .............. 181
12.3 Potentially misleading signals .................................. 183
12.4 Delicate issues ............................................... 185
APPENDIX
Checklists ............................................................ 188
Calculation Lists ...................................................... 198
References, Sources, and Recommended Reading ........................ 209
Index ............................................................... 217
A Word from the Authors ................................................ 221
International Courtesy Competence Ltd ................................. 222
The Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
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