Friends invited us over…..to cook our own food

[Anonymous]

Assume the party was for making your own personalized pizza, which obviously your hosts enjoy. Do.theu have a special pizza oven?

[Anonymous]

Was it only one glass of wine because all they had one was one bottle and it wasn't enough? Or were they literally like "tut tut, only one glass allowed!"?

[Anonymous]

I think OP's balking is weird (who doesn't enjoy homemade pizza?!) but this is why I always run menu plans past guests - to rule out surprises, allergy/dietary issues, etc.

[Anonymous]

I’m older but I just enjoy being invited and enjoying food and time with friends. I’m even fine with water to drink. It’s about the company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m older but I just enjoy being invited and enjoying food and time with friends. I’m even fine with water to drink. It’s about the company.

I'm older too and I'd much rather stay at home, eat what I want and drink my good wine. I don't enjoy the company of cheap skates. To each her own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m older but I just enjoy being invited and enjoying food and time with friends. I’m even fine with water to drink. It’s about the company.

I'm older too and I'd much rather stay at home, eat what I want and drink my good wine. I don't enjoy the company of cheap skates. To each her own.

That’s good. You wouldn’t go and then complain on an Internet forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m older but I just enjoy being invited and enjoying food and time with friends. I’m even fine with water to drink. It’s about the company.

+1. This sounds nice but I also would tell the guests that’s what I had in mind. I also am wondering if the one glass of wine is because OP had a deep pour with the first round. For 3-4 people, one bottle of wine isn’t unreasonable, especially if the guests didn’t bring one. People drink too much but if OP is a big drinker they should have at least brought a bottle of something they like.

[Anonymous]

Gosh I would be mortified to host friends and then limit them to only one drink. THat's very weird!

Make your own pizza sounds fun though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m older but I just enjoy being invited and enjoying food and time with friends. I’m even fine with water to drink. It’s about the company.

I'm older too and I'd much rather stay at home, eat what I want and drink my good wine. I don't enjoy the company of cheap skates. To each her own.

That’s good. You wouldn’t go and then complain on an Internet forum.

Let this be a lesson on how to NOT host dinner parties. If you invite people over, let them know in advance that you are expecting them to cook their meal and have enough good and beverages for everyone to enjoy instead of rationing the wine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m older but I just enjoy being invited and enjoying food and time with friends. I’m even fine with water to drink. It’s about the company.

+1. This sounds nice but I also would tell the guests that’s what I had in mind. I also am wondering if the one glass of wine is because OP had a deep pour with the first round. For 3-4 people, one bottle of wine isn’t unreasonable, especially if the guests didn’t bring one. People drink too much but if OP is a big drinker they should have at least brought a bottle of something they like.

I love when DCUM posters let their imagination run wild.

Do you know how insane it is to invite people over to dinner where you will be serving alcohol and then lecture them on how bad alcohol is and limit them to one drink? Like, who raised you? Why do you think that's socially acceptable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think OP's balking is weird (who doesn't enjoy homemade pizza?!) but this is why I always run menu plans past guests - to rule out surprises, allergy/dietary issues, etc.

DP. This isn't about not enjoying pizza. The etiquette misstep on the part of the host was not to inform the guests about the "theme" of the night, which included making their own meal. That is a theme. That is not a dinner party, where one assumes one gets to go and relax and enjoy themselves, not have to work for their dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m older but I just enjoy being invited and enjoying food and time with friends. I’m even fine with water to drink. It’s about the company.

+1. This sounds nice but I also would tell the guests that’s what I had in mind. I also am wondering if the one glass of wine is because OP had a deep pour with the first round. For 3-4 people, one bottle of wine isn’t unreasonable, especially if the guests didn’t bring one. People drink too much but if OP is a big drinker they should have at least brought a bottle of something they like.

I love when DCUM posters let their imagination run wild.

Do you know how insane it is to invite people over to dinner where you will be serving alcohol and then lecture them on how bad alcohol is and limit them to one drink? Like, who raised you? Why do you think that's socially acceptable?

PP, you shouldn't be surprised. DCUM is the land of Karens who believe their way is the only well and love the opportunity to lecture anyone who thinks/does things differently.

[Anonymous]

If you think the wine you bring as a host gift is something you expect to drink that night, time to read up on etiquette.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Friends invited us to their house Sunday for what I thought was a dinner party. After an hour, the wife puts pizza dough in front of us and says “now you can make your own pizzas and cook them yourselves.”

Not sure if it was a play date or what but it was very strange.

Oh and only one glass of wine per guest

There we are then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fun. One glass is plenty.

OP sound like an ungrateful lush.