Miss Manners: When we go out to eat, my friend sends everything back — even coffee!

My friend has me choose the restaurants we go to, but then she’s never happy with anything she orders and always sends ...
Penn Live

Miss Manners: How do I get my friend to leave me alone when I’m eating?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I tell my friend to go away and leave me alone? I need my alone time to recharge, but she will keep talking and bothering me, especially during lunch at the studio where I ...

Miss Manners: Can’t stomach a massive sushi roll? Miss Manners has an unorthodox approach

Miss Manners does not usually condone deconstructing food in public, but these are desperate times. Use your chopsticks to ...

Miss Manners: What is the proper way eat a large sushi roll without gagging?

A reader wants to know how to stuff a large sushi roll in one’s mouth; another wonders if it’s rude to simply ignore a friend ...

Miss Manners: Friend I haven’t seen in a year cancels hangout last minute

Miss Manners does not usually condone deconstructing food in public, but these are desperate times. Use your chopsticks to ...

Miss Manners: How does one eat large sushi rolls without gagging?

Miss Manners does not usually condone deconstructing food in public, but these are desperate times. Use your chopsticks to ...