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It's Okay If You Finish Cooking Something Easy After Your Guests Arrive - Some Dishes Must Be Prepared A La Minute, As Chefs Say. Just Remember To Keep Talking.

I Had A Little Epiphany When I Was A Writer At 'chicago' Magazine. I Sat Down To Dinner At The Ritz-carlton. Somebody Poured A White Dessert Wine With Chocolate Cake. It Was A Wine I Would Never Have Expected To Make Sense. The Idea Of Any Wine Tasting Fabulous With Chocolate Cake Was Fascinating To Me.

Planning A Dinner Party In A Way That You're Actually Capable Of Getting It Done Without Panicking Is Important. It's Bad Hospitality For The Host To Be Freaked Out.

The Funny Thing About Thanksgiving ,or Any Big Meal, Is That You Spend 12 Hours Shopping For It Then Go Home And Cook,chop,braise And Blanch. Then It's Gone In 20 Minutes And Everybody Lies Around Sortof In A Sugar Coma And Then It Takes 4 Hours To Clean It Up.