Dining Out On Valentine's Day This Year? Read This First

Valentine's Day is supposed to be a day of romance — but if you plan on dining out there are some things you should know in ...

10 Classic Dining Etiquette Rules That Everyone Breaks Now

A lot of dining etiquette rules are now seen as outdated. Whether they're overcomplicated or too formal, here are some that ...

Miss Manners: Who’s going to tell 20-something co-workers their table manners are the worst?

GENTLE READER: Although there is, today, too much blurring of the professional and personal spheres, it was always understood that an otherwise promising mentee who did not know how to speak or behave ...

Miss Manners: Gen Z co-workers’ dining etiquette is a nightmare; do I educate them?

GENTLE READER: Although there is, today, too much blurring of the professional and personal spheres, it was always understood that an otherwise promising mentee who did not know how to speak or behave ...

Dear Miss Manners: My young colleagues lack table manners

Dear Miss Manners: My niece worked at a well-known retail store in the 1980s. She told me they were required to greet ...

Miss Manners: I claimed to have a conflict, and then I got caught

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A good friend asked me to join her and a few other people for lunch. This was not something I wanted to do, so I claimed to have conflicts on the two dates she suggested. Then she ...

Miss Manners: My co-workers act like slobs when we go to a restaurant

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Miss Manners: Can I tell my young coworkers they have bad manners?

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Dear Abby: Horrified by a woman’s shocking table manners

A couple is shocked when they witness a woman engaging in personal hygiene at a high-end restaurant, questioning the state of modern etiquette ...

Miss Manners: I’m embarrassed by my colleagues who eat like toddlers at dinners

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12 table manners that used to matter—but don’t anymore

Table manners have always reflected social values, class structures, and practicality of their time. Many rules were created ...

Miss Manners: I break out my best china and finery for these dinners, the least you can do is RSVP

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 ...