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post #16 of 23
5/20/09 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by JesseJB View Post
I used to do it when I had the money. Loved it.

But the culture here is that you provide everything. People don't expect a BYOB affair so it gets expensive unless you do an ironic dinner party with mac n cheese or something.

I used to host the dinners too, but now its more of a "whoever has time, go buy the ingredients". And the ones that dont buy the ingredients or cook, normally just take us out for dinner once in a while. Works out quite well.
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post #17 of 23
5/23/09 at 12:03am
i haven't been to any dinner parties that weren't just come over and cook. - but that's probably an age group thing. in my opinion, pot lucks (and bbq's) seem to be successful and fun affairs.
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post #18 of 23
5/23/09 at 12:29am
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i haven't been to any dinner parties that weren't just come over and cook. - but that's probably an age group thing.

in my opinion, pot lucks (and bbq's) seem to be successful and fun affairs.

We tried pot lucks a few times, but sometimes the food is just random and dont go well together. But if it works for you, great. We just always ended up a bunch of sides and a single "main". hahaha...
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post #19 of 23
5/23/09 at 2:28am
We tend to have/or get invited to a lot of potlucks. They are quite a bit of fun, and make for good meals that don't cost any one person an arm and a leg.
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post #20 of 23
5/25/09 at 8:08pm
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We tried pot lucks a few times, but sometimes the food is just random and dont go well together. But if it works for you, great. We just always ended up a bunch of sides and a single "main". hahaha...
Among my friends and family, the host usually provides the meal. I can't recall the last time I attended a potluck.
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post #21 of 23
5/25/09 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by JayJay View Post
Among my friends and family, the host usually provides the meal. I can't recall the last time I attended a potluck.

+1. To me, potlucks have always meant church meals or family reunions.
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post #22 of 23
5/25/09 at 8:24pm
Love to invite people over but my place in Manhattan is too small, can't really do that...
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post #23 of 23
5/25/09 at 10:07pm
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Originally Posted by clee1982 View Post
Love to invite people over but my place in Manhattan is too small, can't really do that...

I have heard that this is the reason Parisians spend so much time in cafes and bistros. Their tiny little apartments aren't really suitable for entertaining..
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