The fork stays in the left hand while you eat. The controversy? Some table etiquette experts say that fork switching makes no sense, according to The Guardian. Yet for whatever reason, the “cut ...

1. Chargers and Placemats For a formal table: Place a charger, or presentation plate, at every place setting. If you like, you can place a soup bowl or salad plate on top of it when you serve ...

In a historical overview of cutlery in Feeding Desire, the catalog for a 2005 exhibition on the tools of the table, Sarah Coffin speculates that the fork's image problem could be connected to its ...

When eating corn (not on the cob), should one use a fork? My husband thinks a spoon ... WHAT RULES OF DINNER TABLE ETIQUETTE HAVE YOU CONFUSED? Send your questions to Miss Conduct at missconduct@ ...