Mottahedeh Memo

Rule #8: Pencil Holding

Rule #7: Sit up straight Cavemen went extinct thousands of years ago, with the exception of the highly evolved Geiko Cavemen. But even the Geiko Cavemen know how to behave themselves in a fine dining situation. Rather than hunching over your food and shoveling heaps into your mouth, sit up...

Rule #6: No waving your cutlery Uncle Joe just made a remark that gets your riled, and though you are naturally animated when speaking, it's probably not the best idea to wave your cutlery in his direction. Worse case scenario - you stab your uncle. Best case scenario - you...

Cutlery can be one of the most confusing aspects of setting a table - and one of the most nerve-racking parts of sitting at a formal setting. "So, does the fork go on the right or the left? I always forget which way the knife is supposed to face..." In...