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• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: The Case of the Runaway Beet

  Questions about dining etiquette. Read More... Posted Aug 09 2012, 11:41 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Dogs, Dear FloFab, Service/Tips, Etiquette, dinner parties, Atera

• Diner’s Journal: Dear FloFab: My Boyfriend's Mother May Poison Me With Peanuts

  Advice on confronting someone who just doesn’t seem to get the severity of your food allergies. Read More... Posted May 17 2012, 05:40 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Peanuts, Dear FloFab, Etiquette, food allergies

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: My Husband Spits Out the Pits!

  What to do when a dining companion is uncouth with a bowl of olives, and when your dinner party hostess shakes you down for cash. Read More... Posted May 03 2012, 03:11 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Cooking, Dear FloFab, Etiquette

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: From the School of Fish Past Its Prime

  What should a guest do when faced with the possibility of the mayhem of food poisoning at a dinner party? Read More... Posted Apr 19 2012, 03:25 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wine, Dear FloFab, Etiquette, Drinking

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: No Dessert for Me

  What to do when a restaurant hustles you out before dessert, and why restaurants impose that automatic 18 percent gratuity for large parties. Read More... Posted Apr 09 2012, 11:47 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Tips and Tipping, Dear FloFab, Etiquette, tipping

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: What's the Etiquette for the Tight-Table Squeeze?

  Advice on how to squeeze between tightly packed tables at a restaurant, and how much to tip on a pricey bottle of wine. Read More... Posted Mar 16 2012, 12:20 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Dear FloFab, Etiquette, tipping

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: The Baby at the Next Table Won't Stop Howling

  How to shush the baby one table over without getting into a brawl, how to split the check with close friends who always over-order, and what to do when some plates are cleared before other diners have finished. Read More... Posted Mar 01 2012, 03:14 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Babies, Dear FloFab, Etiquette, splitting the check

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: Can We Pay the Tab Without Offending?

  Advice on paying for friends' food, tipping on a free meal and putting hands on the table. Read More... Posted Feb 16 2012, 10:50 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, tipping, home entertaining

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: When Your Guest Wants to Preview the Menu

  Advice on the dinner guest who wants to know what you're serving, how to make up for a friend's stingy tip, and more. Read More... Posted Dec 22 2011, 11:34 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York Times, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, tipping, home entertaining, Fabricant, Florence

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: We Ate Cheddar and Ritz Crackers for Christmas Eve Dinner

  Advice on handling a host who can't handle the cooking, avoiding unpleasant surprises on the check and tipping the person who retrieves your coats. Read More... Posted Nov 04 2011, 02:47 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Cooking, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, Drinking, the check, service, Holiday, coat check, house guests

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: How Soon Can I Say Goodbye to Weekend Guests?

  Advice for a spouse on putting up with off-the-menu requests; for a cook whose dinner-party invitations aren't answered; and a weekend host wondering when houseguests will finally leave. Read More... Posted Oct 13 2011, 06:00 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: table manners, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, entertaining, service, invitations, house guests

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: What Do You Say About a Cold, Sweet Fish Course?

  Advice on how to plate food for a crowd, handle a stingy host and react to a dish that's gone horribly wrong. Read More... Posted Oct 07 2011, 08:00 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Cooking, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, entertaining, Drinking, service, hosts, Scotch

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: My [Brother/Boyfriend/Colleague] Eats Like an Animal

  Advice on how to talk to somebody whose table manners are appalling. Read More... Posted Aug 18 2011, 02:23 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Cooking, table manners, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, Drinking

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: I Was Snubbed for Sharing My Plate

  Advice on sharing in restaurants, ordering appetizers first, and leaving host gifts with your host. Read More... Posted Aug 11 2011, 04:06 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Customs, Etiquette and Manners, Gifts, Cooking, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, Drinking, service, sharing, hosts

• Diner's Journal: Dear FloFab: My Friends Dump Their Stuff on My Counters

  Advice on what to tell guests who clutter your countertops, how to handle restaurants that keep you waiting for tables, and where to put your purse while you eat. Read More... Posted Aug 04 2011, 08:00 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Customs, Etiquette and Manners, Cooking, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, entertaining, Reservations, Drinking, Counter Space, coat check, purses