What do to when a server talks to you like a child, when you want to leave a restaurant after taking your seat, and when you are presented with a traditional Italian menu.

Florence Fabricant gives advice on asking to be moved to a different table, hosting a guest who won't eat or speak, and ordering with one's mouth full.

Florence Fabricant dispenses advice on the roving pepper grinder problem, the mysterious "captain's tip," and how to let invited guests at a birthday party know that they'll be splitting the tab.

Florence Fabricant answers questions about waiters, tips and getting the check before you ask for it.