Use the clues and the table to figure out one part of the puzzle. There are two things you can discover:
Press the H key to get a hint.
If you ever get stuck, press the H key on the keyboard on the hint button and the program will give you one of the above clues. The next hint and the portion of the puzzle (the "table") that it applies to will both blink. And the hint explanation will be displayed above the puzzle (below the menu bar at the top of the program).
The clue on the far right shows that the egg is the the left of the tea cup. So, you can eliminate the egg from the right place setting, as illustrated below.
Move mouse pointer over hint for description of that hint
If you move your mouse pointer above the clue, the program displays an explanation of what the clue is at the top of the screen. For example, in the screen shot below the far right hint means "the egg is the the left of the tea cup".
Continue this process until you have discovered the person, food, drink, and plate color for each place setting.
When you have discovered all of the above information for all the place settings, the program will display the "win screen".