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🍽️ Today, when we say "set the table", everyone understands "set the tableware", with the nuance that when we "set the table" [at least in French], it often implies a large and beautiful table for a festive meal. This expression comes straight from the Middle Ages when the table was really set: before each meal, trestles were set up on which a large board was placed and then taken down. Indeed, at that time the dining room did not exist yet. Mobile furniture, easy to transport, is therefore necessary for the lords, hence the word "mobilier" in French. Meals were taken in different rooms, depending on the season and the number of guests. Most often, in the large ceremonial room of the castle, guests were seated on a bench on one side of the table to facilitate service. To hide the fact that the table was a plain wooden board, it was covered with a large and beautiful white tablecloth... on which nevertheless guests used to wipe their hands 🙊
About L'Institut Bernardaud:
Because the French art of living is the envy of the world, what better way than with porcelain to introduce you to the teeming world of the table... Contribute with L'Institut Bernardaud to reenchanting this convivial and so precious moment of the meal by following our various workshops and conferences. A program with a creative approach and open to the world to live an exciting adventure at the crossroads of gastronomy, art, history or decoration.
