George F. asks: What is the origin of our current table utensils? Have the knife, fork, and spoon always been around? Dear George: When you think of it, the knife, fork, and spoon is a rather ratty ...

Spoons, forks, knives--they're ubiquitous tools that often feel so natural to everyday life, they seem they should grow on trees. But, of course, they don't; someone had to invent them, and each has ...

Dining out has become a casual thing these days, however, it is still not acceptable to interfere with other diner’s experience by indulging in improper table manners. Be it a professional or social ...

I cannot recall if she recited them or if I took mental notes, but when I left home at 17, I did so with my mother’s tips on how to survive in the world. Instructions on how to use a communal washing ...

Everything you’d ever want to know about one of the three most important utensils on your dinner table. At first, the fork was recognized by the church as an abomination as they reportedly went ...

A parent asks whether it’s acceptable for their daughter to push food onto her fork with her finger, or if she should use a ...

The introduction to the most recent version of Emily Post’s Table Setting Guides includes the following mandate: “Only set the table with utensils you will use. No soup; no soup spoon.” Sounds pretty ...