Dining etiquette is an important part of social interactions, especially in formal settings. Knowing the basic table manners ...

Ever heard of table manners? Of course you have — but the manners you've heard of may have changed over the years. The concept of table etiquette stretches back over several centuries, first evolving ...

Picture this: you walk into a restaurant and notice someone scrolling through Instagram while their food gets cold. Their phone is face-up on the table, buzzing with notifications. Meanwhile, at the ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -Dressing well is only half the battle when you’re seeking to impress. Maybe you have an important meeting with a potential client or going somewhere nice for dinner, knowing ...

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Once upon a time, dining came with a long list of understood expectations (think elbows off the table, napkin on your lap, no phones, no slurping ... basically, no fun). It was high stakes at suppers, ...

John Winterman, a managing partner at the restaurant Bâtard in New York City, recently posted a message on Facebook bemoaning how he was "beginning to feel it may be his duty as a restaurateur to grab ...

Etiquette, I was recently out to dinner with my wife and another couple. The other man at the table was served his meal first, and he immediatel ...

The dinner guests wore silk blouses, tailored suits, clingy skirts, strings of pearls and glittery earrings. Host Arely Mendoza-Cantos, dressed in a pristine cream pantsuit, stood to greet each with a ...

Are you dining in a fraternity hall? This sort of behavior is so extreme-sounding it’s as though your crew is contending for a “Worst-Ever Dining Etiquette” citation. If your friends actually do know ...

Kathy Goldstein loves to have dinner parties and use the china passed down to her by her grandparents. But she, too, has made compromises because of the economy. “I used to take on the expense myself, ...