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Etiquette

Ben Schott is here to tell you how to behave at the beach (hint: no obnoxious boom boxes).

Ben Schott

Your server will thank you for not committing one of these sins during everyone's favorite meal.

Christina Chaey

Burn dinner? Chrissy Teigen knows how to save it.

Elyssa Goldberg

All your questions about Vegas shotgun weddings, casino buffets, and more, answered.

Ben Schott

Am I allowed to regift? Do I have to bring my host(ess) a gift? Columnist Ben Schott answers all your etiquette questions.

Ben Schott

Etiquette expert Ben Schott answers your burning questions about dinner party.

Ben Schott

Etiquette expert Ben Schott answers your burning questions about refilling your own wine glass, how to 'gram your dinner, and more.

Ben Schott

Never schlep a sheep, and other essential etiquette for the globe-trotting gourmand.

Ben Schott

A miscellany of modern manners–for hosts and guests–on this most culinary of holidays.

Ben Schott with the Bon Appétit Editors

From when to go to where to sit to what to order, these are the rules that (highly opinionated) Bon Appétit staffers insist on when going out to eat

Belle Cushing

From gaming the online reservation system to getting too tipsy, these are the restaurant "don'ts" to avoid.

Rochelle Bilow

New digital payment services like Square and Starbucks's updated mobile app are fundamentally changing the ways we reward good service with tips

Michael Y. Park

Nine rules to follow when dining at a nude resort, from where to place a napkin to whether or not to Instagram

Ruth Wertzberger Carlson

Everything you need to know about taking advantage of craft service, the catering services that keep film crews well-fed and, ideally, happy

Rachel Friedman

Like most things Swiss and/or French, the classic cold-weather dish operates under its own code of politesse

Ann Mah

Downton Abbey dinner parties are prime time for scandal, sabotage, and disaster. Here's what we've learned from their accidents both upstairs and downstairs

Sharon Steel

Rules for attending and hosting a bunch of kids (and maybe their parents) for a pint-sized holiday party, according to food and features editor Carla Lalli Music

Danielle Walsh

Bon Appétit editor in chief Adam Rapoport on what he learned from a night out at Aska with a bunch of well-dressed dudes for a Gilt Man video

Adam Rapoport

The rules for dancing, drinking, eating, and dressing at your office holiday party—according to Bon Appétit's editor in chief, Adam Rapoport

Danielle Walsh

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Five party fouls to avoid at any soirée.
Communal eating is trendy--but not always comfortable. Here's how to gracefully navigate the challenge of dining with strangers

Danielle Walsh

This Valentine's Day, make a date with yourself: Eat out alone, and do it right, with these tips from travel writers who know the solo scene intimately

Bon Appétit

That is the question, and the Foodist has the answer to that--and to all your chips-and-dip etiquette queries

Andrew Knowlton

And are your baristas mean if you don't buy enough?

Sam Dean