In old-school California, dinner came with unspoken rules, polite habits, and family routines that would totally surprise ...

MISS MANNERS: What is a polite way to let adult guests know your dinner table rules? We have a no-phones rule at the dinner table, which I tell children when they visit. But at a recent dinner, an ...

No elbows on the table is one of the oldest etiquette rules in the book—but why? Find out how this maxim originated and if it's still a thing today. So why are elbows on the table rude? Some say the ...

Dinner time in 1960s Michigan looked very different from today's casual family meals. Parents had strict expectations about how children should behave at the table, and breaking these rules often ...