DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I tell my friend ... Other than that, she is a good friend. How do I tell her to just GO AWAY when I want to eat my food in peace? GENTLE READER: Tell her that meeting ...

It is in the interest of restaurants to have dissatisfied customers speak up, so that errors are corrected and they go home ...

Hosting this way also means that those who have special dietary needs, or who are picky eaters, will have food they can eat.

Well, Miss Manners, I expected some polite reassurances after my apology, but one guest took it to the extreme. She vehemently insisted that the dish was fine and that everyone would eat it.