GENTLE READER: Although there is, today, too much blurring of the professional and personal spheres, it was always understood ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My two grandchildren, ages 7 and 9, are very sweet but have terrible table manners. I lived with them for 18 months during the pandemic and taught them to put their napkins in their ...
Table manners make eating together an enjoyable experience— and manners are just as pertinent today as ever. “Table manners aren’t an outdated tradition,” says Diane Gottsman, etiquette expert and ...
I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners that range ...
We all know that family dinners are supposed to be about connection and good conversation. But we also know they can be a minefield of unspoken tensions and differing opinions, especially when ...