Manners maketh man

‘Do I need to know which fork to use for the fish?’

Our pick of your best letters and some wise words from our favourite stars…

How should noodles be eaten? Who ought to stand for whom? Far from being preserved in aspic, etiquette must evolve to suit modern life, argues William Hanson

I enjoyed reading Francesco Piemontesi’s Concert Heaven, Concert Hell interview (September) about his ‘best’ and ‘worst’ performance... in the semi-final of the Elisabeth Competition in 2007! In fact,

Curb your enthusiasm I was interested to ...

Pick of the week’s correspondence