Comments on: How To Be A Good Dinner Guest (And Get Invited Back) http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Christy http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-58698 Christy Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:45:27 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-58698 Hey Barbara,
I look up to your attitude as a hostess,although I am finicky.I have a question for you.If one of your guests were high class and only wanted to eat gourmet food,and so,they scoff at your menu for not being high class enough for them,what would you do in that situation?

]]> By: Drew Baker http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-57778 Drew Baker Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:24:29 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-57778 Ok, I read your blog entry and agree. But here’s the unanswered question…what if a guest offers to bring something and the host emphatically says “no!” For example, if you offer to bring a bottle of wine–well maybe that’s the guests favorite bottle of wine. Why can’t a guest bring a beverage that they would enjoy, especially if it might not be present at the party. Or a favorite beer or carbonated fruit juice they like to drink. What’s the etiquite on that and is it polite or gracious of the hostess to forbid it?? If the host prohibits it then it becomes (in my opinion) more of a regimented controlled “get togeather” rather than a fun shin-dig for friends to catch up. PS- the hostess isn’t refusing the offer for religious reasons.

Drew Baker (aka, “perplexed”)

]]> By: Raven Swallows the Sun » Food & AGON http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-32690 Raven Swallows the Sun » Food & AGON Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:11:29 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-32690 [...] This is a well-considered and mature approach to handling the challenging diets of friends-and-family, and I’m totally adopting it. It’s way better than “damn you, I am making cheeseburgers.” [...]

]]> By: risingsunofnihon http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-5784 risingsunofnihon Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:42:51 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-5784 I agree with you that a quick question the first time you are cooking for someone is all that is needed to determine allergies or dietary requirements. No need to go overboard or you run the risk of embarrassing someone – maybe even yourself!

]]> By: Sandhya http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-5764 Sandhya Sun, 27 Aug 2006 03:54:20 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/08/18/how-to-be-a-good-dinner-guest-and-get-invited-back/#comment-5764 Really liked your views. As a vegetarian living in the Philippines (where being vegetarian is completely unheard of), I struggle everytime I attend a dinner/official do/lunches with colleagues & friends.

I’d go really hungry from eating cold potato salad or ice cream as maincourse. So now I just eat before I go out to dine – that way I know I won’t die of hunger. And I dont go for weekly lunches anymore – it is too much of an imposition on the group to get them to find a place that serves vegetarian food that is not astronomically priced (Atleast in the are where I work). I had to sit down and talk to my boss about this (because team bonding is very big here) and explain to her that this probably for the best! I hope they understood.

However, whenever I call them over for dinner, I ensure that there is lots of non-veg food to choose from.

My husband gets constantly irritated about my being picky – but I have never had meat ALL my life, and I am definitely not going to start now. But sometimes I feel so sorry for myself, hungry most of the time when I supposed to be pigging out at ‘dinners’! :-( Wish we had more Barbaras out here in Manila .. :-)

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