That being said, should my husband and I be stepping up our dinner/wine game? GENTLE READER: Certainly it could not hurt. But ...

If you can, think of ways to make this a game with points or rewards even ... maybe they will be cooperative. Manners at the table are not old-fashioned and it is so much better for your children to ...

At first, Hamlet and the planets seem far removed from table manners. But social historians see close links between the Renaissance outlook and the rapid development of codes of behavior at the table.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please help me with line etiquette when faced with the following scenario. Person A enters the post office and gets behind five people in line. There is a group at the table ...