DEAR EMBARRASSED: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without success, focus on scaling back your get-togethers, keeping them casual. If ...

Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Would you consider it rude to bring an additional dish to a dinner, even if it wasn’t requested? This is for an Easter dinner, so it is a meal in which the dishes are meant to be ...