I’ve been teaching dinner and business etiquette for nearly two decades to high school and college students, and one of the things that surprises them them most is what you do and don’t do with your dinner napkin. In many ways, our napkin is a way for us to send signals to our servers ……
Even though we might not set a formal place setting at everyday meals, it is important to do so – to the extent possible – for family get togethers and holiday meals. This teaches our children a very valuable skill that will undoubtedly come in handy in their future. Setting the table is also a…
I’m beginning my table etiquette series with a post that has nothing to do with actual table etiquette. However, I feel the need to address the issue of the RSVP, mostly because people don’t do it anymore. They should. What is an RSVP? Over the years of teaching dining etiquette to youngsters, I have…
Table etiquette is just as important for kids as it is for adults … we have to learn somewhere, and at home is a safe place! I have been teaching Noodle how to set a proper, albeit informal, table for dinner. This is something that my mom taught me when I was little and, as…