Eat, Drink, Man, Woman: Keys To Holding A Fun Dinner Party
When Bridget Jones, the heroine of Helen Fieldings hilarious novel Bridget Joness Diary, invited friends home for dinner, she served them blue soup (courtesy blue string that she had used to bind the celery). This was, of course, after she had planned an elaborate three-course dinner involving shepherds pie and souffl and other such delights. And therein lies one of the keys to holding a fun dinner party: dont bite off more than you can chew!
A dinner party is meant to be an occasion for joy. What good is it when it leaves you an emotional and physical wreck from the strain of too much cooking, not enough breathing, and too much worrying? An easy way to ensure a fun dinner party is to remember some of the best dinner parties that you have attended. What did they have that others didnt?
Too many people spend too much time worrying about the food and drink (will there be enough?), seating arrangements (who goes next to whom?), and such things as table linen (beige napkins or white?). That is not to say that you can ignore these matters altogether, but just that you should be able to work out some sort...