Sentences with phrase «host of a dinner party»

Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) is the host of a dinner party, celebrating her recent promotion to Shadow Health Minister with her nearest and dearest.

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In addition to typical offerings, DoorDash and 7 - Eleven will be offering something called «convenience parks,» DoorDash CEO and cofounder Tony Xu told Business Insider, which will consist of common items you might need to host a dinner party, for example, or for recovering from a cold.

Matt Galloway, who wakes up every weekday morning at 3 a.m. to host CBC Toronto's Metro Morning radio show, discusses the pain and pleasure of rising before the sun, and how not to nod off at a dinner party:

Stewart and the rapper are teaming up for Martha & Snoop's Dinner Party, a weekly series where the duo will host their celebrity friends for a «half - baked evening of cocktails, cooking, conversation, and where nothing is off limits,» per the press release announcing the newly ordered series.

Meanwhile, other hosts are organizing dinner parties modeled after Thomas Jefferson's, in which one of the main rules is — you guessed it — no small talk.

But taking off one's shoes upon arriving at an American dinner party would be a demonstration of disrespect, while an American host who asks guests to remove their shoes in order to preserve the cleanliness of the carpet is disrespectful to the guests, by showing more honor to his possessions than to them.

Consider starting a book club or hosting a dinner party in which you can discuss the ideas in Love Wins with a variety of people coming from a variety of different perspectives.

If, to use one of Jesus own analogies, the coming of the kingdom is like the start of a grand dinner party, then Jesus wants his followers to be like gracious hosts welcoming the guests.

I made them for the first dinner party I ever hosted solo (which conveniently, was in 2010), so I think that might be half of it!

A few years ago, I was hosting a dinner party at my house and a few of the guests were vegetarian.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is that party hosting or Sunday family dinners this time of year can be tricky, and stressful, and have I said stressful yet?

Hosting a dinner party is a lot of fun but it can often mean you spend most of the evening in the kitchen and not all that much time enjoying your guests» company.

As a dinner party veteran I've hosted plenty of dinner parties where I placed far too much emphasis on making everything look and taste perfect, and far too little emphasis on making sure I was relaxed and calm when my guests arrived.

At the last African themed dinner party that I hosted, I served two cheesy baked plantains per person along with a side of grilled bacon and some coleslaw and this went down a treat.

They look like they would make lovely gifts for a dinner party host type of thing as well.

One of my resolutions this year is to host more dinner parties and create new recipes for JDP.

As a small token of our appreciation, we hosted a dinner party last night.

Using goodies from their frozen range, I have thrown the most successful and affordable 5 hrs kids party ever (the kids mention this party once a week), hosted an Asian night (the vegetable spring rolls are seriously tasty), thrown a very easy pizza brunch (and found that my kiddoes can eat 6 of their mini pizza in one sitting) and I am planning a vegetarian breakfast for dinner (brinner is a thing you know) girl's night gathering.

But they would also love to be a part of yours, whether it's a bottle or two from their lineup of traditional wines being passed around your dinner table, or one of their Limited Edition Holiday Blends that you uncork with dessert, or give as a gift to a party host or hostess, a coworker, or someone who has done something special for you during the year.

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You don't even need an oven to host the Oscars of dinner parties, i.e., Thanksgiving (minus the statues).

And then, naturally, in their down time, they host dinner parties of 25 people in their home.

So, whether you're hosting or attending a summer party — or getting weeknight dinner on the table — here are 15 of our favorites.

Instead of trekking on the train or taking a 40 - minute cab ride plus paying a babysitter for our 5 - year - old son Freddie, we'd rather stay in with family and friends, cooking and hosting dinner parties.

But while he might not host in his own home, you don't survive nearly four decades in a schmoozy industry like Hollywood without learning the intricacies of a dinner party.

We hosted friends twice, and went to another dinner party that lasted 12 hours with some of our best pals.

Pull up a Windsor chair to one of the polished - wood tables, and you'll feel like you've been invited to a dinner party of Harvard professors, albeit one where the host casually brings out greens with fermented black beans.

One of my best friends is celiac and while we love to host dinner parties she was always very skeptical to come and enjoy herself as most of our friends do not consider her diet when planning a meal.

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Hi, I did not read the hundreds of posts to this, so sorry if this was already asked but I am a bee keeper with fresh honey and I'm hosting a dinner party.

In the past I've marked this day with some of my favorite fellow food bloggers by hosting what we called «virtual progressive dinner parties» in which each of us prepared a different course... [Continue reading]

A few weeks ago we hosted a last minute dinner party with neighborhood friends and it was a good reminder of how incredibly powerful laughter is as a mood elevator.

Week 29 She's not ready to host dinner parties yet, but your baby is eager for some more sophisticated ways of socializing.

Whether you are preparing a family holiday meal or hosting a dinner party for friends, one thing is certain: you'll be using a lot of dishes.

A little preparation goes a long way toward accomplishing this goal, so do yourself a favor by investing in these tools of the trade and following our tried - and - true advice before hosting your next big dinner party.

In the past we've celebrated Food Day on The Lunch Tray in a variety of ways, including some fun «virtual dinner parties» hosted with my fellow food bloggers.

You know I'll be bringing this to our Throwback Thursday # 25 Link Party, hosted by Quinn of Dad What's for Dinner, Meaghan of 4 Sons are Us, Alli of Tornadough, and Moi!

Thursday evening finds the whole Parliamentary Party trekking wildebeest - like across Lambeth Bridge for a bonding dinner in the bowels of a modern Thameside hotel, which seemed also to be hosting the cistern and urinals manufacturers» expo, or some such jamboree.

Ivanka Trump hosted a secret dinner party last Thursday night at Wendi Murdoch's apartment with a guest list packed full of powerful businesswomen.

WCF candidates can be of any political party as long as they support reproductive health choices, so pro-life Tea Party superstars Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann will not be coming to the gilded six - story East 72nd Street townhouse of Marjorie and Michael Loeb, who are hosting one of Monday's dinner parparty as long as they support reproductive health choices, so pro-life Tea Party superstars Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann will not be coming to the gilded six - story East 72nd Street townhouse of Marjorie and Michael Loeb, who are hosting one of Monday's dinner parParty superstars Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann will not be coming to the gilded six - story East 72nd Street townhouse of Marjorie and Michael Loeb, who are hosting one of Monday's dinner parties.

That's where many of the city's power brokers will be opening up their opulent apartments to host dinner parties for Monday night's Women's Campaign Forum's 31st annual «Parties of Your Choice Gala.parties for Monday night's Women's Campaign Forum's 31st annual «Parties of Your Choice Gala.Parties of Your Choice Gala.»

Other bold - faced names at the dinner parties — hosted by the likes of billionaire Cathy Lasry, real estate developer Henry Lambert and federal prosecutor Leslie Cornfeld — include Meredith Bennett, co-executive producer of «The Colbert Report»; television personality (and Rudy Giuliani's ex-wife) Donna Hanover; Democratic pollster Celinda Lake; former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton; Founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council John Adams; and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

For those of us who have never worked in a restaurant and do not have the skill of holding many plates at once, the extra robotic arms you report (27 October, p 18) could be useful when hosting a dinner party.

Many of my friends, though, balk at the idea of hosting dinner parties.

It's the perfect home for entertaining, which makes sense, since Maria has a knack for making people feel comfortable, both in real life — hosting dinner parties for such high - profile friends as Julianne Hough and Bobby Flay — and on television, where she holds it down as the co-anchor and managing editor of E! News.

So why not steal some of their secrets and host your own hygge dinner party, in the spirit of keeping winter SADness at bay?

Folding screens are a wonderful way to demarcate space and remove visual clutter, plus they can be easily removed when you host a dinner party or your child comes home for spring break wanting to know why you don't love them enough to preserve the sanctity of their room forever.

But if you're at a dinner party, your body will thank you to eat what the host prepared and spend time with friends and have an extra glass of wine.

The roadblocks can sometimes be endless when it comes to healthy eating and living a health - conscious lifestyle: Family dinners, potlucks, traveling, and even just a long day of meetings at work are a sure - fire way to get off track; Your family members (or friends) aren't always supportive of your fitness goals; The host at a holiday party insists on seconds, or there's accidental leftover grazing.

I may host dinner parties sometimes, usually with the help of someone (say for ex., my wonderful boyfriend who cooks up an awesome churrasco) which makes it so much fun, but it's once in a blue moon.