It seems like Americans are becoming more casual with each generation that comes of age. We’ve found formal living and dining rooms to be unnecessary, wearing jeans at the office has become the norm, ...

What you should wear to a New Year’s Eve (NYE) dinner depends heavily on the venue and the dress code. NYE generally calls ...

Your daughter’s engagement, hosting an important local personality or diplomat, or welcoming the CEO of your spouse’s company are all occasions that merit a formal dinner party. But instead of ...

Dining habits have changed drastically over the years. And while dining etiquette is still just as valuable as good table manners, some more traditional expectations have fallen by the wayside, ...

We’ve all been there, we head over to a friend’s for dinner and staring up at us are what appears to be a dozen pieces of cutlery and no less than five wine glasses. So, how can you manage the formal ...

Treat your dinner party guests to a properly set table by following these tips. A properly set formal dinner table shows thoughtfulness and respect for guests while elevating any dining experience.

Ah, Thanksgiving. The one time each year when people who have never considered hosting a formal dinner party... host a formal dinner party. Look, I get it. I’ve been writing about food full-time for ...

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. People have gathered together for feasts and other food-centric celebrations ...

When hosting a party, hosts are often asked, “What can I bring?” Those four words can spark as much thought in hosts as they do in guests, who want to show their appreciation for gracious hosts by ...

All right, I admit it -- the world has changed. I understand that almost nobody sits down and writes out traditional, formal invitations to parties, dinners, dances and the like -- the kind of ...