Setting a formal dining table isn’t something that is done only in holiday movies or for magazine spreads. In fact, it is a tradition that is often a focal point when hosting a holiday meal. But, from ...

Like many details we tend to brush off in our hurried daily lives, the art of proper table setting seems to be getting lost in the ether. While it's true that we've become a casual society, there are ...

t wasn't so long ago that meals meant scores of specialized utensils, plates, glasses, wine glasses and flower arrangements, the latter giving a thicket a run for its money. Even though today's formal ...

Have you ever wondered how to set a table? The holidays are here, and with it, dinner parties as well as formal family meals that finally put grandma’s silver to use. Laying them out, however, can be ...

To ensure an attractive and well-received holiday feast, you need to properly set the table — both figuratively and literally. After all, this four-legged rectangle will serve as the handsome canvas ...

It wasn’t a reader letter about formal place settings. It was a real, live person, sitting at a table in front of me. But I wasn’t dining with him. I was his server. Earlier this month, I had the ...