How to Set a Thanksgiving Table. If you plan to have a formal table setting, you will need the items below. Feel free to remove any items for a less formal table.

Learn how to set a table, from a basic table setting, to an informal table setting for a casual dinner party, to a formal place setting for a holiday.

The table is the focal point at Thanksgiving and Sharon and Sherica say this time of year is the only reason their clients even maintain a formal dining room space. That being said, the holiday ...

North Americans, however, have been setting aside various days of thanks for several hundred years — long before President Abraham Lincoln agreed in 1863 that a formal Thanksgiving holiday might ...

By Lucy Brewer Thanksgiving in the South is all about tradition, family and a lot of good food. Southerners know how to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere that makes guests feel at home.

Southern Living magazine, which is all for reviving the formal dining room, reluctantly agreed with The Atlantic’s assessment, noting that for many Americans, these traditional spaces gave way ...