S/O What is the unobjectionable meal to serve to guests

[Anonymous]

This is a spin off on the Chicken Salad thread and every other thread where someone has pronounced someone's menu to be nasty or gross or "too heavy" or "too carby" or "not filling enough" or whatever.

Assuming no one invited has identified a food allergy, intolerance, or religious/ethical issue, what do people who object to menus think is a safe menu? I challenge you to post it, and then let other people pick it apart.

I'm not even going to try because any menu I've ever asked about, has been insulted, so I know I can't come up with something.

[Anonymous]

For what meal? My recommendation for lunch and for dinner would be totally different.

[Anonymous]

Mediterranean mezze.

[Anonymous]

Glad you posted this. For 9 damned pages of that chicken salad thread I've been thinking "So what the hell do you folks posting here think should be served at lunch when someone comes over?"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mediterranean mezze.

Lol. Ok.

[Anonymous]

What meal and what season?

[Anonymous]

Baked potato bar. Taco bar. Salad bar.

Bar bar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For what meal? My recommendation for lunch and for dinner would be totally different.

Either, suggest either one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mediterranean mezze.

What specific foods?

I love Mediterranean foods, but I know as many people who object to onion and garlic, as I do people who object to mayo.

[Anonymous]

Screw picky eaters. Serve what you want.

[Anonymous]

Air and a WASPy gin and tonic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baked potato bar. Taco bar. Salad bar.

Bar bar.

I wouldn’t be offended, but I don’t think any of these are meals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Baked potato bar. Taco bar. Salad bar.

Bar bar.

I would generally do that for a group. It seems like overkill when inviting 1-2 people for lunch.

The last time DH and I had lunch at a friend's home (just us + the host couple), they served chili and cornbread. Perfectly good for me but I'm sure someone else could be offended since I've now learned that people actually feel offended when served something they don't like during a visit.

[Anonymous]

Something where you have options. You could easily do a sandwich spread where you can make your own sandwich if you need to have someone over for lunch, which I think is very odd when it’s a coworker and not a family member who you know well. But besides that, if you’re stuck with only one option, and for some reason, you can’t eat it, like my coworkers wife would never know that I have a red onion allergy and would be in their bathroom having diarrhea immediately, if they were just serving gazpacho, I would be screwed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Air and a WASPy gin and tonic.

bet