Sentence examples for dinner etiquette from inspiring English sources

Dinner etiquette: Not much is known.

Dinner etiquette: Ceaușescu notoriously avoided eating food that was not properly screened.

Dinner etiquette: For a while, Idi Amin loved all things British and reportedly enjoyed afternoon tea.

Dinner etiquette: Mussolini preferred to eat his meals at home with his wife, Rachele, and their five children.

Dinner etiquette: He enjoyed power-play drinking games and elaborate six-hour dinners prepared by personal chefs, one of whom was Russian President Vladimir Putin's grandfather, Spiridon Putin.

Dinner etiquette: Pol Pot enjoyed luxurious meals while those suffering under his regime were allowed only water with a sprinkle of rice grains.

Dinner party etiquette for hosts and guests.

While Monique P. Yazigi has done her bit to enlighten readers on matters of restaurant dinner party etiquette ("Charm School," April 5), she also has contributed to the perplexing phenomenon of seemingly obvious statements presented as instructional material.

The book is basically an insane ideological rant with chapters on dinner table etiquette and "civic morals" (written without irony) and a history lesson on America's greatest president, Richard Nixon, and how he got a raw deal.

We all know the basic rules of dinner party etiquette -- be clear about whether or not you're attending, don't bring a surprise guest, arrive on time, make a point to thank the host -- but even polite people can make all-too-common mistakes in today's world of modern get-togethers.

Good dinner party etiquette sometimes involves a degree of diplomacy when it comes to the host's choice of food and wine!