Please Bring an Elaborate Dessert

What’s the right answer to "Can I bring anything?"

Fork Etiquette

Does using the right utensil even matter anymore?

Put Away the Darn Camera

How to politely photograph restaurant food.

Get a Room

When couples touch too much.

Surprise! I'm at Your Door

Are ambush visits rude?

On the Rise

When are you supposed to stand at a meal?

Done Eating, Not Dining

When should a server take your plate?

Breast Practices

The etiquette of nursing in restaurants.

Your Order Is Politically Incorrect

How to address ethically challenged eaters.

Enough with the Workplace Candy!

Is it OK to tell people to stop bringing in sweets?

Open My Wine First

If you bring food or drink for your hosts at a dinner party, are they required to share it with the guests?

Strategic Guest Ejection

How should we signal that it’s time for guests to depart— short of changing into our pajamas?

Virgin Drink Reminder

Party beverage advice for the holidays, or anytime.

Fighting Wine Snobbery

Don’t encourage the wine bores in your life.

Stain-Free Partying

Is it OK for hosts to ban red wine from pale furnishings?