Table Etiquette

A fine dining restaurant expects its customers to have good table manners. Good table manners are an important part of life. The manners you have while dining are noticed by others. These tips...

If you're planning a dinner party and want a menu that will blow your guests away, your average roast and potatoes just won't do. You need to think bigger and better, with appetizers to tease the...

Americans have notoriously poor table manners. We slurp our soup, chomp our chocolate cake, spill our salt and belch our blessings. And while all of this slurping, chomping, spilling and belching...

You get what you pay for, the old cliche goes. In some rare instances, however, you can get by for absolutely free, and that includes a free meal. While it's near to impossible to score free...

Knowing proper restaurant etiquette and monitoring your behavior will help you avoid embarrassing mistakes. Different styles of restaurants require varying standards of etiquette. Prepare ahead of...

Although manners have become more relaxed over the years, a formal dinner still requires that proper etiquette be followed—both by the hosts and the guests. Before you start preparing for your...

The proper use of tableware is an art that too frequently gets overlooked. But if you find yourself at a fancy dinner or power lunch, you'll be glad you took the time to learn. Practicing proper...

There is a proper etiquette for eating soup at the dinner table, learn all about proper table manners in this free video.

You don't have to get flustered when presented with a formal table setting. Learning how the table is set, which fork to use and how to use a knife will help you use the right cutlery. Here are a...

Here's your first hint: don't drink your soup directly from the bowl. You never want to eat soup at a lunch with your boss or at dinner with your fiancé's parents the same way you eat it at home...