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• Diner's Journal: Dear FloFab: They Slurp! They Slouch! They Shovel! They Smack!

  What to do when your boyfriend comes from a family of noisy eaters, and other problems. Read More... Posted Jan 20 2011, 04:04 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Customs, Etiquette and Manners, table manners, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, service, noise, splitting the check

• Diner's Journal: Dear FloFab: The Kitchen Dropped My Dinner

  What to do when a restaurant serves everyone at the table but you, when a picky mother-in-law comes along to a three-star meal, and when you split the check with a heavy drinker. Read More... Posted Nov 11 2010, 02:06 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, the check, service, picky eaters, splitting the check

• Dear FloFab: My Stepdaughter Ate My Doggie Bag!

  Florence Fabricant gives advice on purloined leftovers, when to speak to a restaurant's owners about a bad meal, and what to do when you eat out with somebody who likes to share everything but the tab. Read More... Posted Aug 19 2010, 04:55 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Le Bernardin, Dear FloFab, advice, Etiquette, the check, service, doggie bags, splitting the check, wine temperature, leftovers