Ever After in the Woods

23 Old California Dinner Table Rules That Defined Family Meals In The 1960s

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

Miss Manners: As they say, unexpected guests don’t get fish knives

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 ...

Miss Manners: I’ve been told to banish these guests from the main table

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 ...

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 ...

Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime

Almost three of every four restaurant orders in the U.S. weren’t eaten in a restaurant, according to recent data. We spoke to ...

Miss Manners: They don’t RSVP but still show up to my formal dinner parties expecting a seat

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?