GENTLE READER: Ideally, there would be an unobserved moment when you could snag it back onto your plate with a fork or napkin ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin offers advice on w,hat to do when food falls during a meal.

"The next time you invite your mother over, tell her, 'I will be making duck a l’orange — unless, of course, you want to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We were scheduled to have dinner with two friends at the tail end of a fun week -- several days of entertainments, parties, drinking and late nights. When the day of our dinner date ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to [email protected], or through postal mail ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have many couple friends, and I have many women friends who are single. We’ve found that whenever we invite a single woman to join us when we go out to dinner, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boyfriend and I live together, with roommates, in a big house. Related Articles Miss Manners: That awkward moment when you see a smile-and-wave acquaintance out of context Miss ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I gave Christmas dinner to two separate neighbors on Christmas Day. It’s been a week, and they have not ...

I was slightly offended, as I had just prepared all of this food for them. My mother still does not think she was wrong in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our family holds an annual reunion, and members rotate who hosts it. One night of the reunion weekend is ...