DEAR MISS MANNERS: My adult daughters learned etiquette from me. It was passed down from my mother. Somewhere along the line, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A genteel, proper tea at a traditional hotel requires one to sit demurely at a table too diminutive for any other posture, while awaiting the arrival of the scones, cream and jam.

Dear Miss Manners: Please help me to learn the proper way to eat a cupcake, as I will be attending a few parties where they will be served. Gentle Reader: Remove any wrapper. Eat — placing the cupcake ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I subscribe to the belief that, at a sit-down meal, it’s correct to wait until all guests have received their food before you begin to eat. Related Articles Miss Manners: Does this ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is extremely frugal with money (maybe too much so) and we don’t spend much outside of bills or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try to choose foods that are relatively easy for me to handle, but I often have ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try to choose foods that are relatively easy for me to handle, but I often have ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the polite way to eat large sushi rolls? Sometimes they’re too big to comfortably eat whole without gagging! GENTLE READER: Dissect them. Miss Manners does not usually ...

I’m struggling to accept the palates of my in-laws. We frequently share meals with two generations of my husband’s family: The older generation only likes their ethnic cuisine and is critical of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I subscribe to the belief that, at a sit-down meal, it’s correct to wait until all guests have received their food before you begin to eat. Miss Manners: I think wine is a ...