Those endless “elbows off the table” admonishments may have seemed like a drag in childhood, but they were actually setting the stage for good etiquette rules and good manners as an adultand that’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone cutting a steak with a knife and fork - Denys Poliakov/Shutterstock These days, the words "etiquette" and "manners" are ...

Table manners make eating together an enjoyable experience— and manners are just as pertinent today as ever. “Table manners aren’t an outdated tradition,” says Diane Gottsman, etiquette expert and ...

In an October 1985 issue of the “The New York Times,” editors published what was essentially an obituary for dining etiquette, accompanied by a notecard-size illustration of dinner party guests ...

Sheila Waye-Robinson is a certified etiquette consultant and owner of Graceful Etiquette Institution. She offers tailored etiquette workshops from children to adults focusing on everything from table ...

These basic manners are sadly becoming rarer than you might think. While there are certainly plenty of outdated etiquette rules and traditional expectations still being followed by most people, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was always taught that one’s bread plate is placed to the left. Whenever I am with a large group at a table at a wedding (or another function), at least one person always takes ...

ATLANTA - Are table manners a thing of the past? For many in Generation Z, the answer seems to be yes. A recent study in Britain indicates that a significant portion of young people feel that ...

You're finally seated in that restaurant you've been dying to try for months. The lighting is perfect, the atmosphere impeccable, the menu reads like poetry. Everything feels just right. What you ...