Most of us don’t have bus boys running about our kitchens and dining rooms so the chore to fill the salt and pepper shakers has to be assigned. When we sit down to dinner and get up for this or that, running out of salt and pepper can be bothersome. If we have company over, it can be embarrassing.
So on the check list, or the chore list, we make sure we have napkins, silverware and that the salt and pepper shakers are full. Beyond that we can consider flowers or candles depending on the setting.