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• 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: How to Avoid Bad Wine at a Dinner Party?

  Advice on friends who serve bad wine, restaurants that shuffle you out, and a relative who serves Christmas dinner on paper plates. Read More... Posted Jan 05 2012, 11:09 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, advice, Etiquette, Drinking, home enteratining, dinner parties

• Diner’s Journal Blog: Dear FloFab: I'm Not Drinking. Why Am I Paying?

  Advice on splitting the beverage bill, how to handle relatives who refuse to eat certain foods, and dealing with a fellow diner who pesters waiters. Read More... Posted Dec 14 2011, 02:22 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Customs, Etiquette and Manners, New York Times, Cooking, Etiquette, Drinking, 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: 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

• Diner's Journal: Dear FloFab: My Dinner Guests Invite Their Own Guests

  Advice on handling dinner guests who want to bring extra friends along, restaurants that offer unwanted after-dinner drinks, Read More... Posted Jul 28 2011, 11:24 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Cooking, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, entertaining, Drinking, invitations, dinner party, limoncello

• Diner's Journal: Dear FloFab: Is My Flute Half Full, or Half Empty?

  Advice on the right amount of Champagne to pour, what to say to a chef whose food is inedible, and how to live with a picky eater. Read More... Posted Jul 21 2011, 01:47 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Cooking, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, Drinking, service, picky eaters, Champagne, glassware

• Diner's Journal: Dear FloFab: My Brother Won't Let Me Drink in Front of His Kids

  Advice on staying with relatives who don't drink, saying thank you for food you can't eat, and getting new bottles of water from waiters who don't ask. Read More... Posted Feb 04 2011, 02:13 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Bottled Water, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, Drinking, service, thank you notes, vegetarians