Resurrecting the dinner party

[g_na]

Recently, I've been thinking back to when I was a kid. When my parents got together with friends they never did so at a restaurant or bar; they always either had people over for dinner, or went to their friend's house for dinner. This is something that rarely happens now, although I don't know if it is something confined to my greater social circle

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[weezyl]

I like this, but our house is still in unpacking mode. It might be a motivator to finish the job downstairs, though...

[allartburns]

(Long-form version of my fb response.)

We started doing this before we moved to Pittsburgh, but it was hard due to having friends all over the bay, lack of easy public transit to our house, etc.

Since moving to PGH, I think we've met most of our friends at dinner parties, pot-lucks, BBQs, and these weird 'open house' things you have around Christmas.

Another thing is that it's easier to deal with dietary restrictions -- you can make things like salad a DIY affair with all the ingredients in different bowls.

[g_na]

I wonder if it's just an SF thing to rarely invite people for dinner? It seems like here no one even invites you to their house unless you're a really good friend (save for bigger house parties). Everyone always wants to go out, but it's just not the same.

[eac]

I've always presumed that this is because we're all jammed into tiny living spaces. The new apartment is better (and I've fed people brunch at least 3 times since July 1), but I could literally only fit two extra people into our living room in the last apartment. It was claustrophobic...

[ousel]

I second this. Which is too bad because I like to host. I sometimes plan things at the homes of friends who have larger spaces.