“The business meal can be the most perilous item on the menu for executives trying to sign a new client or land a new job.  If you spoon your soup in the incorrect direction or use  the wrong piece of silverware, those you are trying to impress may stick a fork in your plans”,  writes  the Wall Street Journal’s Peter King.  The story proceeds to analyze four different companies that offer business dining courses online or via DVD.  This is certainly a subject that may not be offered at too many MBA programs and perhaps should be.  How does one learn these important table manners and at the same time be yourself?