DEAR MISS MANNERS: While dining alone at a family-friendly restaurant a couple of days ago, I was resting my forearm on the table as I ate my salad. I grew up in a family where we were reminded to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I go out to dinner twice a month with a group of five friends. We always ask for separate checks, so there is never any quibbling about how to pay. However, one friend always orders ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Now that I’m widowed, I am eating breakfast out with friends more frequently. Eggs often need a little salt, but not always, and restaurant saltshakers often deposit too much at ...

No matter how carefully or slowly or seemingly thoroughly I bite into this open-faced sandwich, it is inevitable that the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I stopped eating potluck food at work years ago when I found cat hair in a piece of cake. Apparently, the lady who brought the cake regularly let her cats jump up on her kitchen ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a preteen, I was told by someone that it was rude to eat one food on my plate at a time -- that I was supposed to move around my plate, eating bites of each item in succession. I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a preteen, I was told by someone that it was rude to eat one food on my plate at a time -- that I was supposed to move around my plate, eating bites of each item in succession. I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who eats so slowly that everyone gets antsy waiting for her, especially the kids. Related Articles Miss Manners: Is it unseemly to publicize how our ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a preteen, I was told by someone that it was rude to eat one food on my plate at a time -- that I was supposed to move around my plate, eating bites of each item in succession. I ...

You could also use a discreet finger to hold it in place, as long as you find a place to wash off any lingering fish smell afterwards. A third option would be to take the lox off of the bagel and cut ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer surgeries and treatments years ago. Related Articles Miss Manners: I lied about ...