The moment inevitably arrives when the torch gets passed and hosting the Thanksgiving feast shifts from being someone else's honor (and possible burden!) to become our own. When this moment comes, the...
When friends give birth (we've had several in the past few months), we tend to stick to the traditional dishes that please almost everyone and freeze well—lasagna, casseroles, and hearty stews. But ...
A couple months ago our friends at CHOW asked for your help on a question of etiquette (it was all about saying no politely). Here's another question of kitchen etiquette from CHOW; they (and we!) wou...
Do you ever send dinner party invitations — in the mail? We don't do this very often, but we want to do it more. Even casual invitations have more weight and warmth when issued through the mai...
Our post in defense of eating in front of the TV stirred up quite a bit of controversy! It got us curious about our various eating habits: where do you sit down (or stand up!) to eat your dinner?...
For etiquette advice, the last person we'd turn to is Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David, or at least his on-screen persona. But an issue he raised in Sunday's season premiere got us thinking: Is it b...
Sure, there are plenty of foods that we're allowed, even expected, to eat with our fingers. Raw veggies, hamburgers, and cookies come to mind. But we're much more interested in the foods you eat with ...
Gentle readers, here is a question of dinner party etiquette; we hope that you can help us out and settle an ongoing household debate. We have hosted quite a few dinner parties this summer, and our ...
If you don’t currently share a kitchen, we’re guessing that at some point in time you did or you will. When it comes to sharing forks and fridge space with other people, we know that relationships...
For some of us, it's a nice slice of pie. For others, maybe a wedge of cheese or a cup of coffee does the trick. Whatever that "little something" is, our meal doesn't quite feel complete until we've h...
We made a berry buckle the other day for a little dinner party, and the edges ended up a little overdone. We sliced out pieces from the middle for our guests, but we didn't just do this to be a good h...
Take the guests at any dinner party and we guarantee that half the table will have wiped their plates clean while the other half is still leisurely munching. This might be annoying to those of us who ...
Whenever we go to our favorite bagel store in New York for breakfast, we skip right past the array of cream cheeses and order egg salad. Maybe it's a lunchtime food to you, but we think it's perfect p...
Whether you're traveling in Asia or at a friend's house for dinner, trying a new food is its own kind of culinary adventure! The thing is, though, sometimes stepping outside our comfort zone to try a ...
While several of my colleagues here at the Kitchn have been escaping to Provence or Alaska (in their minds, at least), fueled by food memories, I've been sitting on my couch with a spoon in my hand an...
We recently asked for your advice on etiquette question posed to CHOW's resident etiquette expert Helena. She has a post up now with an answer of her own and she responds to some of your ideas too. Ch...
This July we are bouncing some topics and posts back and forth between The Kitchn and one of our favorite food sites, CHOW. One way we're doing this is asking you, our readers, to help advise CHOW's r...
We've suggested turning off the TV while you eat, and it's not bad advice. But, come on, admit it – sometimes you leave it on. It's OK, we do too. And we're not embarrassed to say it. Here's why ......
When we have dinner parties, we usually follow this plan: Drinks and appetizers around the coffee table, dinner at the dinner table, and then dessert back in the living room. My husband usually calls ...
We never gave much thought to this issue until recently when the subject came up at, of course, a dinner party. And really, it's an interesting question to think about. After all, we always set a time...
As much as we love mussels, they are definitely a labor-intensive dish to eat! And no matter how we do it, we always manage to end up with sticky fingers and dribbles of clam juice down the front of o...
A friend recently told us about a quirky (we thought!) dinner table rule she had in her family. Whenever there was company over, her mom would set certain dishes on the table and quietly say, "FHB on ...
Right when you're simultaneously scrambling to finish up the last few dishes, set the table, and make yourself look presentable, it's inevitable that at least one of your guests will arrive early. Wha...
We've all been at those large parties where we're handed a "Hello my name is..." sticker when we walk through the door and then stand around feeling rather awkward while we make small talk with strang...
Earlier this week, we talked about plating and presentation, and whether these are important to us as home cooks. Most of you responded with an emphatic "Yes!" and pointed out that making the effort t...
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