In old-school California, dinner came with unspoken rules, polite habits, and family routines that would totally surprise ...

I usually say simply, “What a nice surprise,” but I am then left to shuffle place cards, add settings (often unmatched) and ...

Join Joel and Josh as they visit a Korean family to learn authentic Korean drinking etiquette before their upcoming membership training trip. Discover essential customs, from how to pour and accept ...

I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed – china, crystal, linen, silver – that other relatives didn ...

For a British prime minister struggling to grow the economy, drumming up business with China will take priority over obvious ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed — china, crystal, linen, silver — that ...

I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed -- china, crystal, linen, silver -- that other relatives ...

While Starmer is similarly seeking a reset with China, he’s been careful not to present it as an effort to hedge against a ...

The protests against federal immigration enforcement rocking Minneapolis are frequently framed as a matter of tactics and ...

My question is how to react when people do not respond to an invitation, nor to a gentle nudge and arrive anyway.

I hold formal dinner parties with limited place settings. But there are friends who never respond to my invitations and show up anyway. What’s the best way to accommodate them?

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