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 ...

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?

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 ...

Times are certainly changing when it comes to what’s accepted as doctrine in the world of manners and etiquette. One thing ...

An award-winning chef is launching a new restaurant that aims to celebrate New Jersey’s fresh, local foods. Located at the M Station campus in Morristown, The Morris Proper features a locally focused ...

Spoons, forks, knives –they were introduced to us but we must adapt them to our culture and our food. Let not a colonizer tell us how to eat sinigang and kare-kare with a knife and fork. If, however, ...

For an afternoon event, tea-length (something that falls around midcalf) is expected for women in dressy day fabrics (silk, ...

A lot of dining etiquette rules are now seen as outdated.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

Ever feel like the world’s gotten a bit too messy and loud? Sometimes I look around and think we could all use a little more "palace vibes" in our daily chaos—and no, you don't need a crown for that.

Basic manners and etiquette rules are something many of us take for granted. We’ve grown so accustomed to performing these [… ...