NJ.com15d
Miss Manners: What’s the most polite way to set a dinner table when one guest will not be eating any food?
GENTLE READER: Setting the table in full would be Miss Manners’ choice, to avoid forcing your friend to respond to others exclaiming, “You don’t have a plate.” But she wonders why, in such special ...
Miss Manners: Just ask your dinner guest what they’d prefer
Dear Miss Manners: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer ...
Oregonian16d
Miss Manners: Should we set a plate for dinner guest who won’t be consuming any food due to health issues?
GENTLE READER: Setting the table in full would be Miss Manners' choice, to avoid forcing your friend to respond to others exclaiming, “You don’t have a plate.” But she wonders why ...
al.com21d
Miss Manners: What’s the proper thing to do when you drop food on the table?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Whether at home, at another person’s house or in a restaurant, what does one do when food from one’s plate drops on the table? GENTLE READER: Although she is inclined to ...
MLive10d
Miss Manners: What’s the polite way to deal with overflowing bowls of food at restaurants?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: At casual restaurants and upscale establishments alike, I am frequently served a large piece of meat ...
The Washington Post21d
Miss Manners: How to avoid hugs during the receiving line at my wedding
Dear Miss Manners: Whether at home, at another person’s house or in a restaurant, what does one do when food from one’s plate drops on the table? Although she is inclined to think of those as ...