I had just finished my appetizer and was awaiting my entree. The server took my plate on which I had rested my messy silverware. Surely, they’d bring me clean silverware for the entree. Nope. “Here, you can hold onto your silverware,” which, you know, I get – it’s more environmentally-friendly to retain it for the next course. But what was I going to do with this messy silverware? Set it down on the table cloth? Hold it up in the air until the entree came? There was no bread plate, so down it went, onto the table cloth. Not pretty. Not sanitary. This scene has repeated itself again and again for me and my fellow diners in restaurants all over the world. So when I heard about the Uplift Flatware Rests by Dining Elevated, I had try them.

Express your own style with the Uplift flatware sticks made by Dining Elevated. Photo by RealFoodTraveler.com.

Much like reusable straws, you can easily take The Uplift Flatware Rests with you, stashed in your purse or even coat pocket. Pull them out when you need them to elevate (thus the name) your silverware off the table keeping the table cloth clean and, when there is no table cloth and you doubt the effectiveness of that swipe of wet washcloth, keeping your silverware more sanitary too. I keep mine in a small, reusable wax bags, washing them after each use.

You can even express your personal style with the flatware rests. They come in a variety of styles and materials including stainless steel, clear acrylic, beachwood, copper, brass, marble, and travertine stone. You can even customize The Uplift! The company sent me these from the production of a movie Tom Hanks was recently filming in New Mexico called News of the World. Hey, if it’s good enough for Tom Hanks and his movie crew, it’s certainly good enough for me (Love you, Tom!).

You may see Uplift Flatware Rests at restaurants you visit. Or, better yet, take your own! Photo courtesy Dining Elevated.

I think The Uplift is brilliant and I now take a set with me whenever I eat out. I can’t tell you how many times the server has asked me about them (they always think they are really clever) or someone at the table next to me has leaned over to ask about them. I tell you, it’s the next big thing in dining accouterments and convenience.

To get your own pair of Dining Elevated’s Uplift flatware rests, visit their website.

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