Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
I adore shrimp and mussels. When eating with family and close friends, I use my fingers to remove the shrimp tails and pull the mussels out of the shells. But in public, or with people I don’t know well, I order something else because I don’t know how to eat them without using my hands.
What you need for those mussels is a teeny-weeny fork plus one hand, but not two. Holding the shell in one hand, you spear the mussel with the fork. An example might be that all of the guests have a choice of roast chicken or a pork chop, but the groom has ordered himself a 20-ounce porterhouse.I realize that the bridal couple sees this as “their special day,” but as they are completely on display at the head table, this display of luxury is not exactly subtle.
Thank you for trying to disabuse them of this vulgar notion, but it is probably too thoroughly ingrained.
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