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i posted a salad question yesterday and the whole party ended up sort of blah - there were a lot of quiet moments. like silent.

it was work people - a recurring dinner designed for junior staff to get to know one or two upper levels. the head of the group - the boss - was there and he's quite collegial, but i wonder if his presence had something to do with everyone's silence... there were 3 new hires and 5 or 6 other new-ish people and 4 of the more senior people... none of the senior people were my close friends, so i couldn't quite rely on them to get the conversation going.

it was raining and everyone got late in the traffic...

dinner was ethnic and i think it was good, but only 2 people took seconds - which is sort of my gauge for how good a meal is...
there was plenty of alcohol and other drinks
dessert was really good

i didn't serve tea or coffee b/c everything felt so awkward and stilted towards the end, i just wasn't sure what to do to make it better

i just don't know what went wrong...

and now, my house will be known as the dud party. argh. i'm going to have to have all these people over for brunch in the spring to make up for this night.[/quote]

OP--you are probably too young to remember this, but this is a classic from The Mary Tyler Moore Show (great show!)  Do yourself a favor and see if you can youtube an episode on Mary's parties….

Sounds like it's the people.  If people are uptight about their boss, they won't take seconds.  Did they finish their plates?  That will help you determine if the food was sub-par.  Unless--unless the food was hard to eat without making a mess.  Think spaghetti or something that's tricky to cut.  In these situations, I tend to eat less if it's hard to eat because I don't want to look awkward or like a pig.[/quote]

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