My sister told her that the menu was set, and that she would put the dish in the kitchen until the guest was ready to leave so they could take it home.

My sister likes to throw dinner parties. She goes all out with her best dishes and crystal, along with the menu. Often people will call and ask what to bring, but my sister always tells them she only ...

Since the dinner, this woman has been telling people how rude my sister was not to serve the food she brought. Her comments ...

GENTLE READER: You will be relieved to hear that it is not obligatory for hosts to write thanks to their guests for their attendance. But Miss Manners imagines you will be less pleased to hear that ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a guest who brought an uninvited dish to a dinner party.

Southerners pride ourselves on many things, from our penchant for nurturing backyard gardens to our ability to make just ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A tenured colleague routinely solicits the faculty to contribute to group gifts. This colleague sends the ...

"I enjoyed doing it, and that was my reward. If we enjoyed someone’s presence, then that was the reciprocity." ...

Drusilla Beyfus, who has died a few days short of her 99th birthday, was a doyenne of the worlds of fashion and journalism, as an editor, author, lecturer, authority on style and a well-known ...

A thoughtless family that left behind a disgusting mess after dining at a restaurant has sparked a massive online debate about disciplining children in public.