Dear Salty: I’m a new mom, and it’s been a while since I could go out for a long dinner with my girlfriends (who are…

Dear Salty: My friends and I go out quite a bit and most of us are solid 20-percent tippers, often more if our server…

Hello Salty, I go out to eat fairly often but I’m not generally the type to hang around chatting after the meal is…

Dear Salty: My wife and I and another couple recently completed our annual Christmas tradition of going to a nice,…

Dear Salty: I’m the proud new parent of a bouncing baby boy. I’m also a longtime fan of a craft beer gastropub in my…

Hi Salty, I’m a woman who’s generally not “a touchy person.” I don’t like hugging acquaintances and I tend to get a…

Dear Salty: I moved to Seattle last year, and am not a heavy drinker. On the occasions when I go to bars and order…

Dear Salty, I work at a small cafe in an affluent beach town. Once it hits 4 p.m., the clientele swing heavily toward…

Dear Salty, I quit drinking recently, cold turkey, and am learning how to navigate in the sober world. I still frequent…

Dear Salty: Often around the holidays, or throughout the year at weddings and events, we are commonly at an open bar.…

Dear Salty: I don’t throw a ton of parties, but this year, in honor of my new condo, I decided to bite the bullet and…

Hi Salty: Not sure if this is your realm of expertise or not, but I got invited to a Hanukkah party at the home of…

Hi Salty, My question is simply this: Should we tip the hibachi chef? If so, how much? Do the server and chef split…

Dear Salty, I have been a vegetarian basically since the moment I read Charlotte’s Web in the third grade, and I’m…

Dear Salty: Every year, my family’s Thanksgiving meal invariably becomes a big production—and not in a good way.…

Dear Salty: What advice do you have for running into regular customers outside of work? I work at a popular…

Dear Salty: My family and I were trying out a new Italian restaurant for the first time last week. We were waited on by…

Dear Salty Waitress: Okay, I get that “smile more” is creepy when a guy says it to a lady, but I’m a dude and I get…

Dear Salty, when we are at a bar or restaurant and get the check, I always tip 20 percent on the pre-tax amount, while…

Dear Salty, I’m one of those people who’s more sensitive to cold than other people, so if my friends think a restaurant…