Setting a formal dining table isn’t something that is done only in holiday movies or for magazine spreads. In fact, it is a tradition that is often a focal point when hosting a holiday meal. But, from ...

Dining habits have changed drastically over the years. And while dining etiquette is still just as valuable as good table manners, some more traditional expectations have fallen by the wayside, ...

Mackenzie Schmidt is the Home and Travel Editor for PEOPLE. She's worked at PEOPLE for over five years as a writer and editor on the Lifestyle team. Real talk: You eat all your meals on the couch.

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In 2023, a standard table setting, the ones today that weirdly try and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Sitting down to dinner at a properly set table can be a little ...

(Mass Appeal) – Thanksgiving is three days away! Hopefully, by now you know what you’re cooking for the family, but if you want to really impress them, we’re showing you how to create the perfect ...

Entertaining at its best happens during the holidays. Don’t use the same plates, stemware and napkins from years before. A well-appointed tabletop can elevate an everyday meal to an elegant and ...

Video: Marci Raver discusses how to set a table for Thanksgiving Marci Raver, of the Contemporary Etiquette Institute, discusses how to set a table for Thanksgiving. Special thanks to Bed & Butter for ...

— Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed’s editors. Purchases you make through the links below may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. Setting a formal dining table isn’t ...

When dining In a restaurant, do you puzzle over which bread-and-butter plate belongs to you? Do you know how to communicate to your server — without speaking —that you’re done with your dish? The ...

Miss Manners is astounded to see this question attached to her Gentle Readers' expressions of surprise when they encounter restaurant tables that are set differently from what they had believed to be ...