{"id":1581,"date":"2017-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.newyorkcafe.hu\/apro-szabalyok-a-luxus-elvezetehez-avagy-ettermi-etikett-amelyet-ismerni-illik\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:41:37","slug":"a-few-rules-for-enjoying-luxury-or-restaurant-etiquette-that-one-ought-to-be-familiar-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/apro-szabalyok-a-luxus-elvezetehez-avagy-ettermi-etikett-amelyet-ismerni-illik\/","title":{"rendered":"A few simple rules for enjoying luxury, or: restaurant etiquette you ought to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"abstract\">\n\n\u00a0There comes a time in most people\u2019s lives when they need to attend an elegant venue. It might be for a festive occasion or a business meeting, or perhaps someone simply wants to treat themselves to a luxurious dinner, for example in the company of their partner. In more upmarket restaurants, however, the table settings are more elaborate, and the variety of items on the table can cause confusion and make you feel a bit uncomfortable. And we haven\u2019t even got to the table yet. We\u2019ve only just arrived.\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsCenterCol\">\n\nTo avoid any inconvenience, we just need to bear in mind a few basic rules, and this will make everything run much more smoothly \u2013 turning luxury into a pleasure rather than a nightmare.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>Do ladies have priority?<\/h2>\nHe was granted only 42 years of life, yet masterpieces emerged from his hands. He worked tirelessly and, although he too joined the ranks of the regulars at coffee houses \u2013 including, amongst others, the New York Caf\u00e9 \u2013 idling was the furthest thing from his mind. He mainly worked and worked, and whatever he understood of the events unfolding around him, he rendered with astonishing artistry.\n<h2>Ordering dishes<\/h2>\nNew York M\u0171v\u00e9sz P\u00e1holy \u2013 the caf\u00e9\u2019s famous figures\n<h2>Consumption<\/h2>\nNew York M\u0171v\u00e9sz P\u00e1holy \u2013 S\u00e1ndor M\u00e1rai \u2013 the eternal rebel\n<h2><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-758 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/etikett4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"589\" height=\"410\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Cutlery etiquette<\/h2>\nNew York M\u0171v\u00e9sz P\u00e1holy \u2013 Gyula Kr\u00fady \u2013 between extremes\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-760 aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/etikett5-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" \/>Payment of the invoice<\/h2>\nHandling money in an elegant restaurant is one of the most discreet of tasks. As the waiters are keeping an eye on what is happening at the table \u2013 including when we have finished our meal and are preparing to leave \u2013 they will be watching for our signals. That is precisely why we can ask for the bill without any trouble, simply with a nod or a slight gesture. It is customary for one person to settle the bill; if the bill needs to be split amongst the guests afterwards, it is best to leave this to be dealt with once you are outside the door.\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There comes a time in most people\u2019s lives when they need to attend an elegant venue. It might be for a festive occasion or a business meeting, or perhaps someone simply wants to treat themselves to a luxurious dinner, for example in the company of their partner. In more upmarket restaurants, however, the table settings are more elaborate, and the variety of items on the table can cause confusion and make you feel a bit uncomfortable. And we haven\u2019t even got to the table yet. We\u2019ve only just arrived.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fine-dining"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1582,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions\/1582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newyorkcafe.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}