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

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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

What is wrong with you? It is a fun activity and you can make your pizza how you see fit. We have both hosted and attended dinner parties where this happened and it's a lot of fun.

People will complain about anything, I swear.

No one is disagreeing that it can be a fun party. It's not letting the guests know beforehand what kind of a party it is that's the problem. I don't get how so many of you (really just one of you) repeatedly can't get that through your heads.

OP. For one thing, know that sock-puppeting will get you banned here. I'm happy to report your posts. For another, you're the only one with the perspective you're putting forward. Multiple people here have called you out for being rigid, ungrateful, dependent on alcohol, cheap, and any number of accurate things that came across clearly in your original post.

It's time that you stop sockpuppering yourself, then. Pretty evident what you're doing. You're the ONLY one saying those things and multiple people are agreeing with OP and the PP you're mislabeling as OP. You sound insane, actually.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Homemade pizzas like this aren't cheap. And their labor intensive for the host: making the dough (or buying and dividing the dough); making the sauce(s); cutting up all the toppings; investment in the oven and the accessories and the fuel. This sort of meal is akin to raclette or fondue. It's a social meal.

But I don't enjoy being around people so narrow-minded about experiences so I'd be thankful you won't be coming.

This is so weird. No one is saying it's a bad party. (Well, maybe the one person who doesn't seem to like people anyway.) It's about doing something that is labor intensive, like a game, that not everyone wants to do on their Saturday night after a long week. Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. They just need to know what they're getting into and get to make a choice as to how they spend their night out.

How are pizzas that labor intensive except for the host? It’s literally putting on sauce and they chopped up toppings. Two minutes tops. Unless someone was trying to make art out of it with designing how the different colored vegetables and meats are arranged.

[Anonymous]

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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.

I don’t really think putting sauce and toppings on the pizza dough is that much work to warrant a complaint? And it’s not like you’re stoking a wood stove to cook it in. It would only take 2 minutes to put the toppings on. Then into the oven.
Now, if the host is require you to make the sauce yourself and dice up all of the vegetables - I would understand the complaint.

I've been to a make your own pizza party. We know going in. It was a lot of fun, but it is a lot of work even with the dough ready to go. Also, baking all the pizza takes a lot of time and coordination. There is nothing relaxing about that kind of night.

It doesn't take a lot of time or effort. I've done it with 9 year old girls who can figure it out and finish within minutes.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Homemade pizzas like this aren't cheap. And their labor intensive for the host: making the dough (or buying and dividing the dough); making the sauce(s); cutting up all the toppings; investment in the oven and the accessories and the fuel. This sort of meal is akin to raclette or fondue. It's a social meal.

But I don't enjoy being around people so narrow-minded about experiences so I'd be thankful you won't be coming.

This is so weird. No one is saying it's a bad party. (Well, maybe the one person who doesn't seem to like people anyway.) It's about doing something that is labor intensive, like a game, that not everyone wants to do on their Saturday night after a long week. Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. They just need to know what they're getting into and get to make a choice as to how they spend their night out.

Labor intensive? Good Lord.

Sure, the host should have mentioned it, but OP's reacrion is still weird.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

Homemade pizzas like this aren't cheap. And their labor intensive for the host: making the dough (or buying and dividing the dough); making the sauce(s); cutting up all the toppings; investment in the oven and the accessories and the fuel. This sort of meal is akin to raclette or fondue. It's a social meal.

But I don't enjoy being around people so narrow-minded about experiences so I'd be thankful you won't be coming.

This is so weird. No one is saying it's a bad party. (Well, maybe the one person who doesn't seem to like people anyway.) It's about doing something that is labor intensive, like a game, that not everyone wants to do on their Saturday night after a long week. Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. They just need to know what they're getting into and get to make a choice as to how they spend their night out.

How are pizzas that labor intensive except for the host? It’s literally putting on sauce and they chopped up toppings. Two minutes tops. Unless someone was trying to make art out of it with designing how the different colored vegetables and meats are arranged.

Maybe PP was trying to hold the ONE glass of wine while working the dough with the other? That's the only explanation I can come up with why this was such a challenging task.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

What is wrong with you? It is a fun activity and you can make your pizza how you see fit. We have both hosted and attended dinner parties where this happened and it's a lot of fun.

People will complain about anything, I swear.

No one is disagreeing that it can be a fun party. It's not letting the guests know beforehand what kind of a party it is that's the problem. I don't get how so many of you (really just one of you) repeatedly can't get that through your heads.

OP. For one thing, know that sock-puppeting will get you banned here. I'm happy to report your posts. For another, you're the only one with the perspective you're putting forward. Multiple people here have called you out for being rigid, ungrateful, dependent on alcohol, cheap, and any number of accurate things that came across clearly in your original post.

It's time that you stop sockpuppering yourself, then. Pretty evident what you're doing. You're the ONLY one saying those things and multiple people are agreeing with OP and the PP you're mislabeling as OP. You sound insane, actually.

I'm not representing myself as someone else, dipshit. You're the OP and have made it sound like you're a new poster defending yourself.

Look, it's plainly obvious you have either a character defect or a personality disorder, likely both. You were lucky to receive an invitation of any sort. Count your blessings instead of prattling on endlessly trying to find support here that simply won't be coming. Please and thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Homemade pizzas like this aren't cheap. And their labor intensive for the host: making the dough (or buying and dividing the dough); making the sauce(s); cutting up all the toppings; investment in the oven and the accessories and the fuel. This sort of meal is akin to raclette or fondue. It's a social meal.

But I don't enjoy being around people so narrow-minded about experiences so I'd be thankful you won't be coming.

This is so weird. No one is saying it's a bad party. (Well, maybe the one person who doesn't seem to like people anyway.) It's about doing something that is labor intensive, like a game, that not everyone wants to do on their Saturday night after a long week. Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. They just need to know what they're getting into and get to make a choice as to how they spend their night out.

Labor intensive? Good Lord.

Sure, the host should have mentioned it, but OP's reacrion is still weird.

It is labor-intensive. And super impractical unless you have 5 ovens going at the same time. It's fine if you are planning on everyone eating at different times and if people know before hand what to expect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

What is wrong with you? It is a fun activity and you can make your pizza how you see fit. We have both hosted and attended dinner parties where this happened and it's a lot of fun.

People will complain about anything, I swear.

No one is disagreeing that it can be a fun party. It's not letting the guests know beforehand what kind of a party it is that's the problem. I don't get how so many of you (really just one of you) repeatedly can't get that through your heads.

OP. For one thing, know that sock-puppeting will get you banned here. I'm happy to report your posts. For another, you're the only one with the perspective you're putting forward. Multiple people here have called you out for being rigid, ungrateful, dependent on alcohol, cheap, and any number of accurate things that came across clearly in your original post.

It's time that you stop sockpuppering yourself, then. Pretty evident what you're doing. You're the ONLY one saying those things and multiple people are agreeing with OP and the PP you're mislabeling as OP. You sound insane, actually.

I'm not representing myself as someone else, dipshit. You're the OP and have made it sound like you're a new poster defending yourself.

Look, it's plainly obvious you have either a character defect or a personality disorder, likely both. You were lucky to receive an invitation of any sort. Count your blessings instead of prattling on endlessly trying to find support here that simply won't be coming. Please and thank you.

You have now accused at least TWO different posters of being OP and neither one of us is. You're a lunatic with no manners. You're not getting the support you so desperately crave and are lashing out at various strangers. Time to step away from the computer and go make some of that pizza you so love.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I don’t really think putting sauce and toppings on the pizza dough is that much work to warrant a complaint? And it’s not like you’re stoking a wood stove to cook it in. It would only take 2 minutes to put the toppings on. Then into the oven.
Now, if the host is require you to make the sauce yourself and dice up all of the vegetables - I would understand the complaint.

I've been to a make your own pizza party. We know going in. It was a lot of fun, but it is a lot of work even with the dough ready to go. Also, baking all the pizza takes a lot of time and coordination. There is nothing relaxing about that kind of night.

It doesn't take a lot of time or effort. I've done it with 9 year old girls who can figure it out and finish within minutes.

This. But apparently they're not precious like PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

What is wrong with you? It is a fun activity and you can make your pizza how you see fit. We have both hosted and attended dinner parties where this happened and it's a lot of fun.

People will complain about anything, I swear.

No one is disagreeing that it can be a fun party. It's not letting the guests know beforehand what kind of a party it is that's the problem. I don't get how so many of you (really just one of you) repeatedly can't get that through your heads.

OP. For one thing, know that sock-puppeting will get you banned here. I'm happy to report your posts. For another, you're the only one with the perspective you're putting forward. Multiple people here have called you out for being rigid, ungrateful, dependent on alcohol, cheap, and any number of accurate things that came across clearly in your original post.

It's time that you stop sockpuppering yourself, then. Pretty evident what you're doing. You're the ONLY one saying those things and multiple people are agreeing with OP and the PP you're mislabeling as OP. You sound insane, actually.

This is kind of funny. I can't tell if she's the party host or if she is just bored and trolling. Go ahead and report me. Jeff will clearly see I am not the OP. I do wonder what he would see, though, based on her IP address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I don’t really think putting sauce and toppings on the pizza dough is that much work to warrant a complaint? And it’s not like you’re stoking a wood stove to cook it in. It would only take 2 minutes to put the toppings on. Then into the oven.
Now, if the host is require you to make the sauce yourself and dice up all of the vegetables - I would understand the complaint.

I've been to a make your own pizza party. We know going in. It was a lot of fun, but it is a lot of work even with the dough ready to go. Also, baking all the pizza takes a lot of time and coordination. There is nothing relaxing about that kind of night.

Newsflash, I’ve been to several make your own pizza parties and have hosted them too. I’m betting the OP didn’t read a text about what it was going to be. And honestly, I’ve never spent more than two minutes putting the toppings on the pizza. It’s really not that hard. Yes, you might have to wait a little bit for space in the oven.
Bottom line, it’s not that labor intensive, and it doesn’t dominate the entire night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Homemade pizzas like this aren't cheap. And their labor intensive for the host: making the dough (or buying and dividing the dough); making the sauce(s); cutting up all the toppings; investment in the oven and the accessories and the fuel. This sort of meal is akin to raclette or fondue. It's a social meal.

But I don't enjoy being around people so narrow-minded about experiences so I'd be thankful you won't be coming.

This is so weird. No one is saying it's a bad party. (Well, maybe the one person who doesn't seem to like people anyway.) It's about doing something that is labor intensive, like a game, that not everyone wants to do on their Saturday night after a long week. Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. They just need to know what they're getting into and get to make a choice as to how they spend their night out.

Labor intensive? Good Lord.

Sure, the host should have mentioned it, but OP's reacrion is still weird.

It is labor-intensive. And super impractical unless you have 5 ovens going at the same time. It's fine if you are planning on everyone eating at different times and if people know before hand what to expect.

It's less than 5 minutes of work. Labor-intensive, are you mad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

I don’t really think putting sauce and toppings on the pizza dough is that much work to warrant a complaint? And it’s not like you’re stoking a wood stove to cook it in. It would only take 2 minutes to put the toppings on. Then into the oven.
Now, if the host is require you to make the sauce yourself and dice up all of the vegetables - I would understand the complaint.

I've been to a make your own pizza party. We know going in. It was a lot of fun, but it is a lot of work even with the dough ready to go. Also, baking all the pizza takes a lot of time and coordination. There is nothing relaxing about that kind of night.

It doesn't take a lot of time or effort. I've done it with 9 year old girls who can figure it out and finish within minutes.

This. But apparently they're not precious like PP.

I'm a DP but your insistence that we somehow can't figure out how to put pizza together is bizarre. Just because I don't enjoy the same things as your nine year old, doesn't mean I can't do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

What is wrong with you? It is a fun activity and you can make your pizza how you see fit. We have both hosted and attended dinner parties where this happened and it's a lot of fun.

People will complain about anything, I swear.

No one is disagreeing that it can be a fun party. It's not letting the guests know beforehand what kind of a party it is that's the problem. I don't get how so many of you (really just one of you) repeatedly can't get that through your heads.

OP. For one thing, know that sock-puppeting will get you banned here. I'm happy to report your posts. For another, you're the only one with the perspective you're putting forward. Multiple people here have called you out for being rigid, ungrateful, dependent on alcohol, cheap, and any number of accurate things that came across clearly in your original post.

It's time that you stop sockpuppering yourself, then. Pretty evident what you're doing. You're the ONLY one saying those things and multiple people are agreeing with OP and the PP you're mislabeling as OP. You sound insane, actually.

This is kind of funny. I can't tell if she's the party host or if she is just bored and trolling. Go ahead and report me. Jeff will clearly see I am not the OP. I do wonder what he would see, though, based on her IP address.

Are you drunk, OP? You sound drunk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Homemade pizzas like this aren't cheap. And their labor intensive for the host: making the dough (or buying and dividing the dough); making the sauce(s); cutting up all the toppings; investment in the oven and the accessories and the fuel. This sort of meal is akin to raclette or fondue. It's a social meal.

But I don't enjoy being around people so narrow-minded about experiences so I'd be thankful you won't be coming.

This is so weird. No one is saying it's a bad party. (Well, maybe the one person who doesn't seem to like people anyway.) It's about doing something that is labor intensive, like a game, that not everyone wants to do on their Saturday night after a long week. Maybe they do. Maybe they don't. They just need to know what they're getting into and get to make a choice as to how they spend their night out.

Labor intensive? Good Lord.

Sure, the host should have mentioned it, but OP's reacrion is still weird.

It is labor-intensive. And super impractical unless you have 5 ovens going at the same time. It's fine if you are planning on everyone eating at different times and if people know before hand what to expect.

It's less than 5 minutes of work. Labor-intensive, are you mad?

Tell me you've never made proper homemade pizza, without telling me.......