In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the proper way to deal with food that accidentally slips off your plate and onto the table in various dining situations.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes I am served something I don’t want to eat, like meat with fat or gristle. I trim my portion and move the trash to the side of my plate -- inconspicuously, I hope.

View full weather report ... May. 09, 2025, 3:00 p.m. Miss Manners addresses etiquette for handling unappetizing food at the dinner table ... I trim my portion and move the trash to the side of my ...