All that advice about the perfect dinner party? I no longer listen to it.
the host pick a theme rather than cobble together disparate dishes. A round table, a maximum of six guests, a theme: These are mere morsels from the wide array of advice that’s been written down about how to throw good dinner parties. No wonderI grew up in the ’90s assuming that when I was an adult, I’d pursue the perfection of Martha. The tablecloth would match the napkins and each place setting would be just so in order to display extravagant meals.
When I moved into my apartment in San Juan, a dark wooden rectangular table stood in the dining room. I had intended to move it out for something more my taste , but then the pandemic lockdown hit Puerto Rico. Now I’ve gotten used to the table. It’s hosted brunches, birthdays, and random Sunday nights around a massive pot of fettuccine in marinara, served with garlic bread and peppery arugula salad in a Balsamic dressing that reminds me of my hometown pizzeria on Long Island.
When we invite people we love into our homes, it’s only natural that we want to display our best—our best cooking, our best wine, our best selves—but we are doing so because we want our guests to feel taken care of, to feel safe, to feel nourished. This is a fresh spin on that ancient practice of throwing a feast.
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