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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now that soda is pretty unpopular, I don’t stock it unless we’re having some kind of BBQ. For a dinner party, I’d certainly offer people water, beer, wine, or coffee/tea, but it’s unlikely that I’ll have something like lemonade on hand unless there are children.[/quote]

We always offer flat and sparkling water, but I don’t consider soda and lemonade adult dinner drinks. [/quote]

Amen. Water, sparkling water, and wine is what you will find at my dinner table. During cocktail hour, I certainly offer more--soda, juice, etc., along with beer and other alcoholic beverages.

Lemonade and iced tea are for BBQs and casual pizza dinners, not formal dinner parties. Unless you are 8.[/quote]

But why is soda and juice ok for cocktail hour but not for a dinner?  I truly don't understand this.  I'm an adult who doesn't like water and doesn't drink alcohol.  When I eat dinner either at home or at a restaurant I either have soda or juice.  I know sugary drinks aren't good but I don't eat dessert/sweets and I don't smoke/drink alcohol, so I figure it's ok.  I just find that if I only drink water the food just doesn't taste appealing and I have very little appetite.[/quote]

Because for formal dinners, wine or water is meant to enhance--or at least not distract from--the flavors of the food. That's what wine pairings are all about. Making a beautiful filet mignon only to have someone bring Diet Coke to the table is tacky--it just lowers the level of formalitly that your host was trying to achieve. Again, for a pizza dinner, soda is fine; but not for formal dining.[/quote]

Ok, this makes sense.  Thanks for explaining it like that.  For me personally, water detracts from the food and a sugary drink enhances it.  I might be the odd one out to think this way, but it's always been true for me, and I always order a soda at fine dining restaurants.  [/quote]

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