Etiquette dinner

How to Teach Your Kids Proper Table Manners My mother hosted elegant cocktail parties in the 1960’s, punctuated by martini’s, deviled quail eggs, and all

Over the past few months I've been asked to teach etiquette to young men and young women 2 different times. This has been a fun experience to reflect and write down what I know and do a little research. I'm thankful my parents and grandparents were strict with good manners when I was young. I didn't appreciate it at the time, but now that I'm older and teaching my children I can see the benefit of learning good manners. Good manners don't happen over night. It takes years of training. YM…

Tonight for mutual we hosted an etiquette dinner. The youth came dressed in their Sunday best. We started by teaching the men how to go...

Whether you're brand new or well-versed in table etiquette rules, brush up on the basic rules for your next dinner party and be on your best behaviour.

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Dining etiquette and table manners can be a complicated business. There are complex rules to abide by depending on where you are in the world. Abiding by these rules can take some getting used to if it is not part of your own culture, but by doing so you will have a much better dining experience, particularly if you are dining in your host’s home. Japan for example, has a complex set of dining rules to follow which should be adhered to at all times, so as not to cause offence. Brushing up on…

We asked Beth Ann Newton, editor of the Social List of Washington, to seat a hypothetical dinner party according to the proper “order of precedence.”

Teach Etiquette with a game of "Jeoparty" - hopefully the kids feel like they are learning while having fun! This activity was my sister's idea... I helped her make it and she said the kids had a total blast! I would invite the kids into a room with table and chairs but no place settings- yet. Maybe see how much your children know without any help. Have them set their own table setting and then once everyone has tried, pass out the Etiquette "handout". Allow them to fix their set up and then…

A couple of weeks ago, the young women president in my ward asked me to be the guest speaker for the youth etiquette night. You want to know the first thought that ran through my head? “Alright, Ashley. You’ve got this. You’ve had plenty of experience eating (sad thought), so this should be a piece of cake.” (No pun intended. Alright, maybe a little pun intended.)

Etiquette can easily become a lost art, and I for one would be sad to see that happen. Because of this, I set out to find someone who teaches about this. As things always seem