Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without success, focus on scaling back your get-togethers, keeping them casual. If ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation for a work-sponsored event. The invitation states: “To help us minimize our ...

This attendee isn't happy to have to schlep their own plate, fork, knife, drink container both to the party and then home.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every time I go out to eat with a particular friend, and there’s another friend with us, she does the ...

If I asked her to bring salt, she would need 3 feet of counter space and 30 minutes to assemble an heirloom salt grinder ...

When I arrive, I will be toting a plate, some silverware (not sure if I will need a knife or a spoon) and a cup or water bottle.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation for a work-sponsored event. The invitation states: “To help us minimize our ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the trend of making guests responsible for plates ...

Every 4-year-old in California can now go to school for free in their local districts. The new grade is called transitional ...

I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, whenever we go out to dinner, she always tells me to make the restaurant reservation, as ...

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An etiquette program in Alexandria teaches children social skills. Students in first through fifth grade learn manners such as shaking hands and proper table settings. The course, taught by Carolyn ...