Anyone know of a great book that teaches table manners for kids? I want to brush up on my own as well so I make sure I teach my little ones correctly.

With the number of people reading over every single inch of CHOW web site/CH community, I think we can safely assume that CHOW columns are submitted, reviewed, posted and appear with stamps of approval. Table Manners has...

I was looking at old entries in Table Manners and came across some posts by WPS946 that seem to just be plugs for a commercial service (printed invitations). But there’s no ‘report’ choice there. Is this the...

don;t want to offend people with my “poor” table manners. Thanks!

In a discussion on the SF board, there was a mention of instructing a chowchild in Chinese table manners. A few of the adults would be interested in meal time etiquette lessons as well. Any information about the rules of Chinese...

Worried that students may be losing their culture to the onslaught of hamburgers and spaghetti, a high school in Nagasaki, Japan, has added a new test to its entrance exams—chopsticks skills.

Ahem. Not to draw any more attention to this than I have already, could someone from the CH team maybe delete 9 of my 10 comments? The original comment didn’t seem to post, so.... now it’s there a million times. 1...

The author of Table Manners column week after week shows what an idiot she truly is. This column was no exception. I wish chow would replace her column with something readable and pertinent. I bleieve any bar at which I tried to...

My Sicillian grandfather was hell bent and determined to teach his grandkids good table manners. Some of his rules were: napkins on the lap, elbows & arms could not rest on the table, other hand in your lap, chew w/ your mouth...

Can a restaurant kick you out when you’ve finished eating and it’s busy?

A modern Mother’s Day tea party.

On throwing down a jacket while you wait in line.

The etiquette of canceling dinner reservations.

Are you looking for a “guide” to good table manners - or a more indepth/anthropological/sociological approach? For the former, I know that Tiffany’s has a guide for teens, and, especially if the 13 year old is a...

How to deal with your mother-in-law’s bad table manners.