DEAR MISS MANNERS: Should pie a la mode be served on a plate with a fork, or in a bowl with a spoon? I am always frustrated when I am served a dessert topped with a scoop of ice cream on a flat plate ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If 19th-century “upper crust” Americans thought that aping British aristocracy was the height of sophistication, how is it that the American style of eating (swapping the fork from ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I stick out in front. When salad dressing drips off my fork, it never reaches the napkin on my lap. It lands on my blouse. I eat slowly, making an effort to shake excess dressing ...

Dear Abby: My mother-in-law has a habit that makes me sick to my stomach. When we are out to dinner with her, she frequently asks, “Can I have a taste of that?” Then, without waiting for a response, ...