It seems like Americans are becoming more casual with each generation that comes of age. We’ve found formal living and dining rooms to be unnecessary, wearing jeans at the office has become the norm, ...

Table settings will vary depending on the type of event and the food being served. Set up silverware and glassware so guests can work from the outside in and top to bottom. A floral centerpiece is a ...

Setting a gorgeous dinner table is an art—and a science, according to the pros—which actually makes it a lot easier to ...

If you want cooking advice that focuses on making things simple and realistic, you turn to Ina Garten. The same goes for advice about dinner parties and entertaining. Garten has repeatedly centered ...

Dr. Clinton Lee is an international wine and etiquette expert. During the appetizer, Dr. Lee says you should speak to the person on your right. He also says to keep elbows off the table, and never ...

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As thankful as I am, as we all are, to be able to gather once again this fall with friends and family, and to not have to eat Thanksgiving dinner outside while sitting six feet apart, wearing masks ...

The biggest eating holiday of the year is upon us. You’ve brainstormed the menu, shopped for sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and thawed the turkey. (You have thawed the turkey, right?) With all ...

The intricacies of table settings have gone the way of butlers and parasol flirtations, calling cards and dressing for dinner. But that may be changing. After all, Downton Abbey was wildly popular for ...