Expert Opinion: Has the Formal Dining Room Left the Building? (9 photos)

“Show me how people dine and I’ll tell you their rank among civilised beings,” said Charles Darwin. He would have recoiled at modern dining practices: stools at island benches, kitchens in full view of diners, ‘lap snacking’ on couches, sausage sizzles and tables without flowers, linen, silverware and…