Michel Boucher wrote:
>
> Last night we had the party for my wife's 50th. She had invited 18
> persons to drop in and eat supper. I took the day off on Friday to
> get and cook food ahead of time. I bought two large stuffed turkey
> breasts, total about 8 kg from the local organic butcher and cooked
> them ahead of time so I could have a leisurely afternoon of wargaming
> on Saturday before the 5 o'clock invitation.
>
> When I got home, I made a nice risotto with leeks and organic
> vegetable broth, the best risotto I ever made and my wife is at this
> moment eating the last remaining morsels of it. We laid out Oka and
> a Saint-Morgon with cheese crackers, lox with cream cheese and sliced
> baguettes (whole wheat and white), bottles of red and white wine,
> mineral water, a carrot salad, a fruit tray. The turkey was sliced
> and served cold with the stuffing.
>
> It seemed to suit people who had elsewhere to be in the evening to
> come early. But what irked me was that a few of the guests had (for
> some unknown reason) decided to eat supper before coming.
> Consequently, we are left with a completely turkey breast who had
> been left untouched.
>
> And before anybody suggests it, we're not talking about special needs
> or religious or social dietary requirements. Those were all
> considered in the choice of food.
>
> What we got were silly excuses like "We didn't want you to go to any
> trouble" or "We didn't want to impose on you". Do people not
> understand that when you're invited to come eat, that means bring an
> appetite?
>
> Sheesh...
>


Congrats to your wife!

Will eat before a dinner invite when I know from experience the *food*
served will be dismal. In that case I'm there for the company not the
meal. The other time I might eat before a dinner invite is when the
people preparing the meal are never on time and it could be hours before
we eat LOL.