BRUNCH. AND JOINING US THIS MORNING IS EXECUTIVE CHEF AT MISS SHIRLEY’S ZURI COLES. GREAT TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. YOU HAVE SO MANY NEW SPECIALS OUT RIGHT NOW. YES. JULY, WE TRY TO KEEP IT ...

QUESTION: Is there a way I could teach my child to keep his elbows off the table? Also, how do I help them learn to use napkins and to wait until everyone has been served before beginning to eat?

MOST OF MY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, and I have a 2-year-old son, so I attend a lot of kids’ birthday parties. I’ve seen invitations with special requests for gifts — or “no gifts.” I ...