Picture this: you walk into a restaurant and notice someone scrolling through Instagram while their food gets cold. Their ...

You're finally seated in that restaurant you've been dying to try for months. The lighting is perfect, the atmosphere ...

The Emily Post Institute, one of America’s leading experts on all things etiquette, says that being considerate, respectful and honest is more important than knowing which fork to use. That said, here ...

QUESTION: I have attended two luncheons recently where the knife blade was pointed outward. I was taught to point that knife inward for proper table etiquette. Which way is right? Also on the table ...

When it comes to attending a dinner party, there’s more to know than just whether you should bring a bottle of wine for your host. Like, how do you hold your spoon? Where do you put your napkin? And, ...

We’ve all experienced it at one time or another – that moment when you sit down for dinner and find a place setting in front of you that appears to include enough dishes for breakfast and lunch, too.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I learned, as a child in an all-right-handed family, to set the table with the knife and spoon on the right and the fork on the left. Since I gave birth to a left-handed child, I ...

Setting the table is often a hurried, last-minute chore. But it's the holidays; make it special. Mindy Lockard, an etiquette and lifestyle expert and founder of the Gracious Girl blog, says the art of ...

Miss Manners is astounded to see this question attached to her Gentle Readers' expressions of surprise when they encounter restaurant tables that are set differently from what they had believed to be ...

Thanksgiving will be here before you know it, and etiquette skills are a must when it comes to the big feast. Are cell phones at the table polite? Do you have to arrive to your destination with ...