A: I think she is. I realize that doesn't seem to leave you with many options. But as someone who's just as unfortunate when it come to food spills, let me share some solutions.

First, it looks sort of silly for a well-dressed, grown man to remove and rearrange clothes because they can't keep food on a utensil. The napkin-in-the-collar thing looks pretty childish, and it's considered poor etiquette for a man to remove his suit coat to eat.

Instead, try this: Scoot your seat as close as possible to the table, don't overload your fork and spoon with too much food, eat with your face over the table and take your time.

I was at a business lunch the other day and was mortified to notice that a small drop of oil-based salad dressing had fallen on my suit lapel. I blotted it with a paper towel, rinsed it with liquid soap and cold water, and blotted it dry. To the amazement of those with me, the spot was invisible within an hour.