Knowing how to behave at meals isn't just about proper etiquette. Turns out, your table manners send coded messages about you ...

I had the opportunity to speak by phone with writer and podcaster Jennifer L. Scott. The author of the Madame Chic books — ...

Table manners have definitely not gone out of style,” says Diane Gottsman, author of “Modern Etiquette for a Better Life,” ...

In a world where dining etiquette is evolving faster than you can say ‘pass the salt,’ some old-school table manners have taken a backseat. From waiting for everyone to be served to discreetly ...

as etiquette required. Adopting the new table manners was hardly an option for the poor, who were the vast majority of the European population. In 1702, the French traveler Jouvin de Rochefort ...

Do we have to invite them to join us at a restaurant at some point? If so, may we try to “dilute” them by inviting others?

This is one of the basic rules of table manners. You may ask, is table etiquette really important? I would definitely say yes. It’s not only about table manners; it shows your upbringing and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were meeting another couple at a restaurant for dinner, and we arrived 15 minutes before our ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS ... etiquette -- that is, the rules of moderate restraint in the interest of community harmony -- is a snobbish way of humiliating honest people. Further, they include table ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Because of a chronic illness, I have to go to a clinic in an urban setting three to four times per week.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In this modern age ... Several years ago, he installed himself at the kitchen table, where, for years, I had done my own work (household bills, etc.). There wasn’t so much ...