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Default (2007-08-05) New survey on the RFC site: How do you hold yourknife and fork

wrote:

> I rather like the French way of serving the salad after the
> main course. I don't know why American restaurants have ordained
> the salad must be first. Well, probably because it gives them
> something to serve that can be made quickly while the steak or
> whatever is cooking.



This is how I grew up to do it also, being from an Italian family. It
freshens the palate.