Knowing how to behave at meals isn't just about proper etiquette. Turns out, your table manners send coded messages about you ...
Table manners have definitely not gone out of style,” says Diane Gottsman, author of “Modern Etiquette for a Better Life,” ...
I had the opportunity to speak by phone with writer and podcaster Jennifer L. Scott. The author of the Madame Chic books — ...
And you should not pick out bits from all over the dish ... Adopting the new table manners was hardly an option for the poor, who were the vast majority of the European population.
A savvy blend of sophistication and casual vibes this Euro-centric bistro is redefining the neighbourhood restaurant.
Miss Manners begs your pardon, but cannot imagine what -- other than some quiet sympathy -- could distress your friends if ...
Further, they include table manners in this nasty sport. Lamentation over “which fork to use” is still cited as a trap, although it has been more than a century since highly specialized ...
If you are looking for validation that it was an insult to wave the wedding invitation in front of you — and announce that ...
Twice, my cousin has invited me to dinner at her house — but when I got there, she hadn’t had time to cook. So we went to ...
A letter writer is offended they were invited to the wedding shower but not the wedding of a friend’s daughter.
Should you still wish to go to dinner at your cousin’s, you might ask her just beforehand whether she has had time to prepare, because if not, you will spare her the rush and go another time. It will ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A couple of weeks ago, eating alone, I found myself sat next to a family with small kids. We made eye ...