DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handle a friend who complains at every restaurant ...

Dear Miss Manners: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After a meal at a restaurant, my mother is in the habit of vigorously rubbing both of her hands with one ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I went out to a newly opened restaurant for dinner. Toward the end of the meal, the waiter asked how things were. I replied that my meal (chicken Parmesan over spaghetti ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, if my food is served by someone other than my waiter and I need to request an additional or missing item (e.g., extra sauce or sour cream), do I make that request ...

Miss Manners does not usually condone deconstructing food in public, but these are desperate times. Use your chopsticks to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When live musicians are performing during the dinner hour at a restaurant, is it rude not to applaud after each number, or should the music simply be considered part of the ambience ...