When planning a dinner party menu, who is responsible for finding out about dietary restrictions or limitations?
Some friends and I were talking, and this discussion came up. I tried looking it up in etiquette books, and didn't get a definitive answer.
A friend related that she planned a dinner party and invited a new couple her husband met through work. It was a fairly nice affair, and she invited two other couples so they could meet the new people (who don't know anyone here in town). She fixed chicken, figuring it would be the least objectionable thing for most people to eat. One couple refused to eat it on the grounds that they are vegetarian, and another refused to eat it because it was not free-range chicken. The vegetarians also refused the potato side dish (beef stock), and the salad (cheese crumbles); they ate rolls.
Is it the responsibility of the host/ess to find out about dietary restrictions, or should the guests make it known they have special needs?
2006-10-24
04:34:48
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