What do you get when you cross the sharp tongue of Anthony Bourdain with the dreamy food musings of Ruth Reichl? Ruth Bourdain, of course! The popular Twitter mash-up personality launched an etiquette column in CHOW this week, dishing out caustic, hilarious and at times useful bits of wisdom for food-related quandaries. More

Pheasant feathers decorating the tabletop look so pretty, and perfectly suitable for the season. Take this table setting for instance - isn't it beautiful? But does something sit askew with you seeing bird feathers resting on a dinner napkin? More

There was always a kiddie table growing up, and graduating to the grown-up table was considered quite a big deal. (And as the youngest in a large extended family, it was a very big deal.) Now that we’re the grown-ups in charge of seating arrangements, what do you think about the kids’ table? More

CHOW's resident etiquette expert, Helena Echlin, addresses perplexing food etiquette dilemmas in her column Table Manners. We've helped her out with questions in the past, like this one recently on dealing with a drunk at a baby shower. (You can see her final article, using your answers, at CHOW.)

Now she has a question from a reader who has a problem: A well-meaning, yet interfering mother-in-law, in the kitchen. Read on for the full situation! More

There are all sorts of statistics out there about how sitting down to family dinners makes us happier, healthier, and even less likely to over-eat. Is this something you do in your house? Do you think it makes a difference? More

CHOW's resident etiquette expert, Helena Echlin, addresses perplexing food etiquette dilemmas in her column Table Manners. We've helped her out with questions in the past, like this one recently on dating someone who doesn't care so much about food.

Now she has a question from a reader who has an all-too-common problem: What is the best way to handle a drunk at a party? Note that is no college kegger — this was a baby shower. Read on for the full situation! More

We recently asked for your advice for resident etiquette expert Helena, over at CHOW. A CHOW reader was wondering whether it was advisable to date a non-foodie. Would it work?

Well, Helena's own take on the dating dilemma is up now at CHOW, and she refers back to some of your thoughts. Take a look!

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CHOW's resident etiquette expert, Helena Echlin, addresses perplexing food etiquette dilemmas in her column Table Manners. We've helped her out with questions in the past, like this one about kicking guests out of the kitchen.

Now she has another question for you. It's from a reader (and food-lover) who has a dating dilemma: Should she continue on with an otherwise Mr. Perfect who doesn't care at all about food? More

Q: I'm going to be sharing an apartment with someone for the first time this year. What is a good way to handle food?

I've thought about a "food money jar" where we both put in and buy as we need things, but I'm very frugal and I don't know if he is. I've also thought about buying food separately, but then how do you handle sharing dinners?

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Q: How do couples share responsibilities for food in a relationship? I get the sense that my boyfriend expects me to be almost 100% responsible: purchasing, preparing, clean-up — yet he eats three times as much as I do. I love to cook and share, but spending $20 each night on dinner (a very conservative figure) adds up to something unaffordable over the long term. He doesn't have as much money as I do, but I'm still a student and besides I think it's unfair. I don't know how to broach the subject without hurting feelings.

Sent by Jenny More