I was rudely corrected for doing so by someone who thought I was about to commence eating before everyone had been served.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When serving a steak, the server will often say something along the lines of, “Please cut into the center ...

On other occasions, when a server has given that invitation, I always cut into the center of the steak immediately, without taking a bite of it, before eating anything else on the plate. In a smaller ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When serving a steak, the server will often say something along the lines of, “Please cut into the center ...

GENTLE READER: Ah, the old, “I wasn’t starting my dinner, I was just trying it.” The optics do not really distinguish between ...

GENTLE READER: Ah, the old, “I wasn’t starting my dinner, I was just trying it.” The optics do not really distinguish between the two. It does feel unfair, Miss Manners agrees, when the servers are ...

When serving a steak, the server will often say something along the lines of,“ Please cut into the center to make sure it’ s ...

Friends send the letter writer — who is caring for a loved one with Stage 4 cancer — “quick cures for cancer” from social media.

A salt-baked fish can be an impressive and delicious dish. However, if not prepared correctly, it can be a salty and dry mess ...

Related: The Steaks at this New York Restaurant are so Good, You’ll Dream about Them All Week These aren’t dense spheres of meat but rather light, almost fluffy creations that absorb the surrounding ...

Between leafy suburban streets and towering evergreens in West Linn hides a culinary anomaly that makes East Coast ...