Customs, Etiquette and Manners

What Do We Gain by Eating With Our Hands?

The sense of touch can be a crucial part of dining, one thing that some cultures have understood better than others.

In a fractious era, tea salons provide an oasis.

Presidential candidates’s meetings weren’t always so hostile.

New Yorkers are reacquainting themselves with the subway code — no eye contact; no stinky food — as the city rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the adage that friends and money don’t mix, the arrangement can have unique benefits — as long as the boundaries are clear.