How to serve finger food

Ease the mess for guests with these presentation tips for casual entertaining.

• Morsels should be small enough to be eaten in one mouthful.

• Check the temperature. Hot food doesn't mean hot enough to burn your tongue.

• if you are putting out communal food platters, such as antipasto or tapas, be sure to supply toothpicks or mini-forks. And provide an empty bowl for the used forks, olive stones or prawn tails.

• Don's stack multilayered sandwiches in a continuous line; arrange them so that it's easy to pick out an individual serve neatly.

Now, you are ready to serve finger lickin' foods!