It seems like Americans are becoming more casual with each generation that comes of age. We’ve found formal living and dining rooms to be unnecessary, wearing jeans at the office has become the norm, ...

Put the knife and soup spoon to the right of the plate. The knife's blade faces toward the dinner plate. The soup spoon goes ...

A comfortable table setting, especially a formal one with a variety of glassware and flatware, should allow about 2 feet of space between the center of one plate and the center of the next. The formal ...

My mother believed that good table manners and setting the table properly were essential to one's upbringing. She used to say, "You never know when you might eat with the Queen." Most of us won't ever ...

‘One item that people tend to use on the dining room table improperly is also considered one of its main attractions, which ...

The biggest eating holiday of the year is upon us. You’ve brainstormed the menu, shopped for sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and thawed the turkey. (You have thawed the turkey, right?) With all ...

As thankful as I am, as we all are, to be able to gather once again this fall with friends and family, and to not have to eat Thanksgiving dinner outside while sitting six feet apart, wearing masks ...

While some of these rules are still followed in fine dining settings, many of them have become antiquated as society has ...

The ritual of table setting is something of a long lost art. So many of us, myself included, are ignorant to the nuances of cooking and plating, forgoing it for the convenience of food delivery. Even ...