Between the Day of the Dead to Gobble til You Wobble soirées coming up before you can say hola, I thought it was a must to share some hostess tips on this fine Mannerly Monday. Whether you’re hosting ghoulish goblins to polished pilgrims in the next month or so, check out my three all-time favorite {and realistic} situations we’ve all been through…and how to handle it like a Grace Kelly!
When a lady realizes that she has prepared a dinner that is, for whatever reason, inedible…
She does not say:
“I hope you don’t mind if it’s a little burned. You can scrape off the crusty bits.”
“I’m sorry it tastes like this. You’re lucky there’s a McDonald’s on the way home.”
“Does it taste strange to you? It tastes perfectly fine to me.”
But she does say:
“Who likes pepperoni?”
When a lady has prepared dinner and learns that a friend – for whatever reason – cannot eat the food she has cooked…
She does not say:
“It won’t make you really sick, will it?”
“Aren’t you taking this no-carb thing a little far?”
“So what if you’re a vegetarian? Fish isn’t meat.”
But she does say:
“I’m sorry, Barbara. I should have mentioned what I was planning to serve. Can I give you a little more salad?”
When a lady, as hostess of a party, realizes that one of her guests has had too much to drink…
She does not say:
“Finish that drink while I make a pot of coffee.”
“Don’t leave until I can find somebody to follow you.”
“Honey, if you don’t realize how drunk you are, you’ve got a real problem.”
But she does say:
“Carla, you’ve had plenty to drink, and I’m concerned about your safety. Just to be safe, give me your keys; we’re going to get you a cab home.”
Whether you’re hosting or attending these fabulous frolicks this fall, keep the correct {and positive} answers in mind! It’s all about being a hostess with the mostess, darling. B+H
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