The 2nd Annual Etiquipedia International Place Setting Competition

 There are still a few weeks left for you to enter!! 

The 2nd Annual Etiquipedia International Place Setting Competition

Special Announcement: 

The opening and closing dates for the

Second Annual Etiquipedia 

International Place Setting Competition 

will be decided soon.

We hope that everyone globally will be able to participate. We are currently still discussing what categories we will be offering awards in this year.

Please continue reading to see what the categories were in 2021, who our winners were, and what each winner received.

Elizabeth Soos and Maura J. Graber

The Winners of Etiquipedia’s First Annual International Place Setting Competition Won: 

1. A USD $100.00 eBay gift card.

2. A signed copy of Maura J. Graber’s upcoming book, “What Have We Here?”

3. Collectible etiquette books from the library of Elizabeth Soos of Auersmont Etiquette, personally chosen for each winner.

4. A blog post featuring the winner and their setting on the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia (see the link below.)

5. Some surprise gifts from the historic, Graber Olive House, in Ontario California.

Congratulations to all of our winners in the Etiquette Community and Amateur Community categories for their submissions.

Here is a list of the 2021 Place Setting Competition Winners with links to their settings and stories:

Petra Carsetti – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-petra-carsetti.html

Tatyana Gresserova – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-tatyana-gresserova.html

Elena Gorelik – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-elena-gorelik.html

Victoria B. Edwards – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-victoria-b-edwards.html

Nancy Hoogenboom – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/an-interview-with-nancy-hoogenboom.html

🍽Etiquette Enthusiast, Maura J. Graber, is the Site Editor for the Etiquipedia© Etiquette Encyclopedia

The 2nd Annual International Etiquipedia Place Setting Competition

Announcing the 

Second Annual Etiquipedia 

International Place Setting Competition 

To begin planning your menu and submitting your setting, 

starting on August 1, 2022, 

go to

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1G_PrhbFH4Xzk4iylOW_eeUfT_lJHKuzP-PhO6BSl5U8/viewform?edit_requested=true

You will need to fill out a form to enter and will then be contacted on how to submit your photos and menu.

Entries will only be accepted up until 11.59 pm PST (California) on September 6, 2022

Best in Show Winners of 

Etiquipedia’s Second Annual International Place Setting Competition will Receive: 

• A signed copy of Maura J. Graber's upcoming book, “More of What Have We Here?”
• A blog post featuring the winner and their setting on the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia.
• Some surprise gifts from the historic, Graber Olive House, in Ontario California.
• A certificate, suitable for framing, congratulating the winner.
• An antique silver utensil, chosen by Maura J. Graber from her personal collection.

Winners in both the 

Professional/Etiquette Community 

and the 

Amateur Community 

categories will be notified within 3 weeks of the contest’s end. 

A list of the 2022 Place Setting Competition Winners will then be posted on the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia 

We hope that every adult globally 

(adults aged 18 or over!) 

who wishes to enter will be able to participate. We wish you all the best of luck! 

Elizabeth Soos and Maura J. Graber

If you wish to see the winners and read about their 2021 settings, there are links at the end of this page below.

The contest rules and guidelines:

• Your menu and place setting should reflect at least 5 courses. 
• All utensils or flatware, glassware or beverage ware and the porcelain, ceramic, etc… plates and dishes, should be set in readiness for the first course. 
• Your place setting should be reflective of the corresponding original menu.
• If the menu is written in another language than English, it needs to be provided in English, as well, for the judging process.
• Your photo's must be original and taken by you, due to copyright laws.
• A selfie of you with your table must be submitted along with your entry photo.

Theme choices are:

• Georgian Era 
• Regency Era 
• Victorian Era 
• American Gilded Age 
• Edwardian Era 
• Mid—20th C. American Modern
• Table for Two — If you do not wish to create a historic setting, choosing from the eras above, your entry must be a table set for for two, along with your corresponding menu. 

See last year’s winners’ settings and read their stories:

Petra Carsetti – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-petra-carsetti.html

Tatyana Gresserova – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-tatyana-gresserova.html

Elena Gorelik – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-elena-gorelik.html

Victoria B. Edwards – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/08/an-interview-with-victoria-b-edwards.html

Nancy Hoogenboom – https://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/2021/09/an-interview-with-nancy-hoogenboom.html

🍽Etiquette Enthusiast, Maura J. Graber, is the Site Editor for the Etiquipedia© Etiquette Encyclopedia