Barbara Caddick News Today

For families and friends gathering for Thanksgiving dinner this year, chances are that many of them will gather at some point in rooms called the "dining room." For most middle-class Americans, maintaining a formal dining room for ritualized forms of entertainment popular decades ago is no longer es

For families and friends gathering for Thanksgiving this year, many will assemble in rooms called the "dining room"

For families and friends gathering for Thanksgiving dinner this year, chances are that many of them will gather at some point in rooms called the "dining room." For most middle-class Americans, maintaining a formal dining room for ritualized forms of entertainment popular decades ago is no longer es