Private Clubs

How to Use a Finger Bowl

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Lemon Water, Formal Dessert Services, Private Clubs, Finger Bowl, Dinner Etiquette, Doilies, Table Etiquette, Table Manners, Formal Dinners, Formal Dining, Etiquette, Fine Dining, Manners, Food News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

While finger bowls may be a thing of the past, they do exist in many private clubs across the country and are still served at some formal dinners, so it's good to know how to use one. Plus, you may want to serve them after some casual dinners yourself.

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Who's Coming to Dinner?

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conversation, Food, Supper Clubs, Facebook, Private-Clubs, Social Networking, London, New-York-Dining, Style News
Charlotte Appleyard

Members of these London supper clubs desire to get a bit more out of the week, take themselves out of context, sit next to someone new at dinner and add another friend to their Facebook network.

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Looking at Chicago History Through the Keyhole of Private Clubs

Howard Wolinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Holton, Union League Club, Rod Blagojevich, Daniel Burnham, Elliot Ness, Private Clubs, Lake Claremont Press, Secret Six, Mayor Daley, For Members Only: A History and Guide to Chicago's Oldest Private Clubs, Columbian Exposition, Al Capone, Chicago Private Clubs, Cliff Dwellers, Chicago Clubs, Tavern Club, Chicago News
Howard Wolinsky

The clubs played a role in shaping the city of Chicago over the past 140 years, helping transform a rough-and-tumble prairie town to a sophisticated and still rough-and-tumble world city.

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