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The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
Miss Manners
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If a dinner party place setting with more than a knife and fork causes angst, this week's show brings relief. Judith Martin, the high priestess of etiquette known as Miss Manners, has tips for maneuvering smoothly through the minefield of dining and entertaining at this most social of seasons. Her new book, Star Spangled Manners , defends American etiquette and takes a look at what sets it apart. Jane and Michael Stern call in from the road, where they've found a top-notch-but-different chili in the Northeast. And Lynne shares her recipe for another different chili: Lynne's Nearly New Mexican Chili. Steve Beaumont wants us to try smoked beers, and tea merchant Bill Waddington stops by to…