Possible Clues:

• Cut down on local criticism of single dining utensil
• One of a pair at the table: cut of meat’s second
• You can't eat with one
• Piece of meat staff provided that's singularly useless for diner
• Piece of Asian tableware
• Cuts credit for item of tableware that's singularly useless
• Something from the butcher's staff in the restaurant? You have to hand it to the Orientals!
• Meat dish: second thing you see in Chinese restaurant
• It’s difficult to dine with one of these
• In the plural, they're oriental cutlery