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“What else is a dinner party besides a comic operetta
without a score?
But they also
orchestrated every element of the evening, arrival to departure, most crucially
directing the conversation, which they either allowed to follow a traditional
serve-and-volley pattern (20 minutes right, 20 minutes left), or else
commandeered for so-called “general discussion” as provocateur hosts like the
television journalist Barbara Walters still do.”
(quoted from the NYT article, Guess
Who Isn’t’ Coming to Dinner?)
So . . . we've decided to host dinner parties every Sunday evening, or
at least try to host a few times a month if we can. Ambitious, I know. But with new restaurants popping up everywhere
and the burgeoning foodie culture, it seems that dinner parties are a dying
art. Wouldn't you agree?
I think Sunday is the perfect evening for it. With Monday approaching
and the weekend coming to an end, everyone could use a good meal and good
conversation with friends to escape the imminent workday blues. Knowing
that you have to work the next morning, you’ll find yourself sipping the
perfect amount of wine to make you feel silly and gregarious in the moment, but
unregretful the next morning.
This past Sunday, we hosted our first guest-our dear friend Kali. Since
we only have 3 chairs around the dining room table as of right now, we’re
starting small here! Boy whipped up a delicious meal with mussels to start and
seared, sesame tuna to finish. I really should have documented the fabulousness
of this meal.
Here are some links for my dinner party
inspiration . . .
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