Napkins on the right or the left? Which way does the knife face, anyway? Sometimes it’s just plain hard to remember. Follow this guide and your table will look picture perfect, whether you're going ...

HOUSTON -- Planning the menu, cooking, cleaning - the holidays are stressful enough who has the extra time to spend on elaborate decorations? Oftentimes simple and chic is just as elegant, plus it ...

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High on the list of topics for any seminar I deliver is dining etiquette. That makes sense. After all, the business meal is a place where people take the measure of each other. “Is this a person I ...

How do mnemonics help decode table settings? Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines mnemonics as a technique of improving the memory. When I teach business dining etiquette, I am always ...

FARGO – Little fork for salad or the big one? Soup spoon or dessert spoon? Navigating and setting forks, spoons, plates, knives and glasses can be intimidating. Even etiquette expert Emily Post needed ...

It wasn’t a reader letter about formal place settings. It was a real, live person, sitting at a table in front of me. But I wasn’t dining with him. I was his server. Earlier this month, I had the ...