Kalmia wrote:

> Gee, when did it become de rigueur to feed the bunch after a funeral?
> Or is this a regional thang?
>
> Years ago, it was customary in my area to offer coffee, tea and petit
> fours back at the house. Now, it's become a spread for sure at the
> funeral parlor, or having the whole bunch at a resto for heavy duty
> appetizers and desserts. Did the resto industry work in league with
> the funeral directors to promote this? I wonder what's next.
>

Where is your area? I've never been to a service that didn't invite
close friends and the family back to the house afterwards for food and
libations. The only service I've attended where we retired to a deli
restaurant was a Jewish service, if that makes any difference?