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

Place Setting Competition Update

Special Announcement: 

Due to the volume of DMs (direct messages) we’ve received from people who want to enter the place setting competition, but feel they can’t possibly do the themes justice or rise to the challenge because of continued Covid restrictions in their locales, we have decided to make the necessary revisions.

We have updated rules and added two weeks to the clock. During Covid lockdowns especially, people need the extra time. So we are dropping the themes, categories and menus for a reset! 

You now have two more weeks to send in your best place setting. There are no longer categories, either. Just send your best photo of your place setting and one of you with your setting, to theetiquettechannel@gmail.com and we will judge from those! Any questions? Email us. Good luck!

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

Place Setting Contest Officially On!

 

It’s after Midnight, PST, in California on June 1st, so you can start sending in your place setting photos! You have 10 days to submit your entry. Here is diagram with a great example of a perfect setting. Good luck!

 

We have articles on table settings and place settings from around the world and over centuries. Below are just a few of the labels you can search for, and read, on Etiquipedia:

• Table Setting 1890’s (1)
• Table Setting 1950’s (1)
• Table Setting 1960’s (1)
• Table Setting 1970’s (1)
• Table Setting 1980’s (1)
• Table Setting 1990’s (1)
• Table Setting Etiquette (10)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1890’s (2)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1900’s (2)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1910’s (1)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1920’s (2)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1930’s (6)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1940’s (1)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1950’s (1)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1960’s (2)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1970’s (1)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1980’s (1)
• Table Setting Etiquette 1990’s (1)
• Table Setting Etiquette 2000’s (2)
• Table Settings 1930’s (1)
• Table Settings 1940’s (1)

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

First Annual Place Setting Competition!

From “Great Historic Places to See: 150 Years of Place Settings in the United States”

Special Announcement Update!!! : 

Due to the volume of DMs (direct messages) we’ve received from people who want to enter the place setting competition, but feel they can’t possibly do the themes justice or rise to the challenge because of continued Covid restrictions in their locales, we have decided to make the necessary revisions.

We have updated rules and added two weeks to the clock. During Covid lockdowns especially, people need the extra time. So we are dropping the themes, categories and menus for a reset! 

You now have two more weeks to send in your best place setting. There are no longer categories, either. Just send your best photo of your place setting and one of you with your setting, to theetiquettechannel@gmail.com and we will judge from those! Any questions? Email us. Good luck!

This contest is actually very simple!

Grab your plates, flatware, glasses and napkins...

 

And follow these 8 steps  4 steps!

1. Choose whether you want to be considered an Amateur, Professional or Etiquette Community Member in setting a table.

2. Choose one of our 5 themes. 

3. Create a menu to suit the theme.

4. Set one place setting which corresponds to the theme and menu you have chosen/created.

5.Take a photo of your place setting.

6.Take a selfie with your setting.

7.Wait until it is midnight, Pacific Standard Time (in California, USA) on June 1st of this year.

8. Email your photos (photo and selfie) along with your name, your country of origin, the category you are entering in, your theme choice and/or historic event and year, and the menu you created to this email address theetiquettechannel@gmail.com

Entries must be received by midnight on June 10th in California. After 12:01 10th of June Pacific Standard Time, we will no longer be accepting entries.

One winner (must be over the age of 18 to compete!) will be selected from each category: 

• Amateur
• Professional 
• Etiquette Community Member

Entrants must choose one of these 5 themes below:

• 6 Course, Formal American Gilded Age Dining 
• 5 Course, 1950’s American Formal Dining 
• 5 Course, Mid-19th C. Formal French Dining 
• 5 Course, Edwardian Era Formal British Dining
• 7 Course Dinner-Historical Event Between 1855 and 1995 – You choose the significant date and event and explain what made that date significant to YOU! Have fun with it... it can be a global event up until 1995 or a personal event in your past!

An original menu must be created and submitted which is then reflected in the setting. 

Your original setting must reflect the menu you have chosen for your meal and the theme you have chosen as either an Amateur, Professional or Etiquette Community Member. 

Photos of the place settings (not the selfies with settings) will be posted for viewing on the Etiquette Channel Instagram feed. No names will be attached so that the judging will remain completely “blind.”

Judging will be based on use of proper etiquette, harmony of color, historical accuracy, how well the place setting (or table cover) suits the menu, how well the theme is carried throughout the place setting and artistic creativity.

The winner of each of the 3 categories will receive: 

1. A USD $100.00 eBay gift card.

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

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

4. A blog post featuring you and your setting on the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia.

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

Complete Contest Rules, Terms and Conditions

We will begin accepting photos and registration forms on Midnight, Pacific Standard Time, June 1, 2021. Please note: Any photos and forms received before that time will not be considered for competition. Photos and registration forms will be accepted through Midnight, Pacific Standard Time, June 10, 2021

This competition is open to all US, Australian and International citizens, 18 years of age and older. By entering this competition with your photos, menus and registration forms, you automatically agree to all terms and conditions, including verifying that you are over 18 years of age. It is being sponsored by Maura J. Graber, Director of the RSVP Institute of Etiquette and Elizabeth Soos of Auersmont Etiquette.

Each entry requires submission of 2 photos (1 of which you are shown in alongside your place setting) along with a menu which corresponds with your place setting entry and theme chosen. 

Only the place setting will be shown on Instagram in the competition process. (Your photo alongside the setting is proof you created the setting you entered and will not be posted to Instagram.)

Photos must be of original settings created for this contest. 

Your original setting must reflect the menu you have chosen for your meal and the theme you have chosen as either an Amateur, Professional or Etiquette Community Member. 

Judging will be based on use of proper etiquette, harmony of color, historical accuracy, how well the place setting (or table cover) suits the menu, how well the theme is carried throughout the place setting and artistic creativity.

The winner of each of the 3 categories will receive: 

1. A USD $100.00 eBay gift card.

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

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

4. A post featuring you and your setting on the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia.

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


One winner will be selected from each category: 

1. Amateur
2. Professional 
3. Etiquette Community Member


Entrants must choose one of these 5 themes below:
1. Formal American Gilded Age Dining 
2. 1950’s American Formal Dining
3. Mid 19th C. Formal French Dining
4. Edwardian Era Formal British Dining
5. Historical Event of Your Choice Between 1855 and 1995

An original menu must be created and submitted which is then reflected in the setting. 

Only one entry will be allowed per entrant. Two photos must be submitted for each entry — one photo of the original place setting or table cover in a flat-lay view and one photo with you standing or sitting next to your setting.

The winners will be announced June 30, 2021 on Instagram on the @EtiquetteChannel and @EtiquipediaCompetition Instagram feeds, the Etiquipedia Etiquette Encyclopedia and the Auersmont Etiquette website. 

Please note that all photos and menus received become the property of Maura J. Graber and Elizabeth Soos solely for this competition.

We both wish you all the best,
Maura J. Graber & Elizabeth Soos

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