Despite the chaos and messiness of medieval mealtimes, some basic etiquette prevailed ... of the medieval period toward hygiene, table manners were not born in a vacuum. In Italy, the culture ...

In such a situation, we must teach six basic manners to children to prevent them ... start eating until everyone who is sitting at the table has been served the meal. Often children start eating ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Whether at home, at another person’s house or in a restaurant, what does one do when food from one’s plate drops on the table? GENTLE READER: Although she is inclined to ...