Bring a dessert wine and a small chocolate cake. This one is the best, must served chill.

Banfi Italy Rosa Regale Brachetto Red Sparkling Wine

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Anonymous wrote:When I am invited to a home party, I always ask, “What can I bring?” If the hostess says “Nothing”, I would bring chocolate or flowers.

I bring flowers or nothing. Nothing often really means nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:When I am invited to a home party, I always ask, “What can I bring?” If the hostess says “Nothing”, I would bring chocolate or flowers.

I bring flowers or nothing. Nothing often really means nothing.

Anonymous wrote:Brownies on a disposable plate will look so low class. Find a cute ceramic tray or something at least.

For wine nights, I like to gift my host a high quality package of fancy coffee. I assume they’ll need it after a night of drinking.

Remember that episode of the office when Michael brings potato salad to the boss’s party and sets it in the middle of the beautifully catered food spread? That is what you’d look like bringing a paper plate of Betty Crocker brownies to your employer’s wine night.

Don’t make the mistake of bringing food like it’s a potluck. If your host hasn’t indicated you should bring snacks for her wine nights, then it’s presumptuous to show up with a big platter of fruit and cheese. It sort of implies you thought they wouldn’t be a good enough host to provide that sort of thing.

Stick to little hostess gifts - a box of candy, a ton of fancy nuts, a fancy jelly or honey jar.

You want to look sophisticated, like you regularly attend wine events, dinner parties, cocktail hours. Not like this is your first time leaving Mayberry.

Brownies on a disposable plate will look so low class. Find a cute ceramic tray or something at least.

For wine nights, I like to gift my host a high quality package of fancy coffee. I assume they’ll need it after a night of drinking.

Anonymous wrote:Are you supposed to bring something to share? If I were uncomfortable selecting wine, I might opt for a "consumable" hostess gift like good olive oil- something that doesn't require the hostess to plate and put out for the party.

Unless she asked people to bring food- then I think nuts or dark chocolates are a good idea bc they would travel well.

This is a good idea-assuming you are looking for hostess gift suggestions? If not, I find it odd that a boss would ask her employees to bring food to a happy hour at her home.

I would go with an edible hostess gift that doesn’t have to be for the party - fancy granola, chocolates, cookies or crackers. Or olive oil, vinegar, etc. Ideally something not super perishable. The hosts may have a ton of leftovers already so it’s nice if you’re not just adding to the pile of things that need to be eaten tomorrow. But consumable is key - people may not want stuff that adds clutter or plants they need to care for.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd bring a plate of brownies on a disposable plastic plate. They can either put them out, or save them, and you don't have to worry about getting the plate back. Can include some grapes/strawberries on the plate for color if you want.

I am not eating your homemade brownies - who knows what your hand-washing practices are or if you let your kids help make them or your cats walk on your kitchen counters, etc. Just no.

If everyone else is bringing wine, don't look like an outlier or rube.
Ask for advice at a quality wine place.

Anonymous wrote:I would go to a nice wine place and ask for a suggestion.

This.

Pairing wine and chocolate well is actually pretty challenging.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd bring a plate of brownies on a disposable plastic plate. They can either put them out, or save them, and you don't have to worry about getting the plate back. Can include some grapes/strawberries on the plate for color if you want.

I am not eating your homemade brownies - who knows what your hand-washing practices are or if you let your kids help make them or your cats walk on your kitchen counters, etc. Just no.

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The home-made part doesn't bother me. If I'm hosting wine night, I possibly may have have mostly whites and roses. The grapes/strawberries on the plate "for color" are getting eaten. The brownies and Chablis? No thanks.

I would go to a nice wine place and ask for a suggestion.

Anonymous wrote:I'd bring a plate of brownies on a disposable plastic plate. They can either put them out, or save them, and you don't have to worry about getting the plate back. Can include some grapes/strawberries on the plate for color if you want.

I'd stick with quality dark chocolate. My Châteauneuf-du-Pape is not washing down a brownie.

Anonymous wrote:I'd bring a plate of brownies on a disposable plastic plate. They can either put them out, or save them, and you don't have to worry about getting the plate back. Can include some grapes/strawberries on the plate for color if you want.

I am not eating your homemade brownies - who knows what your hand-washing practices are or if you let your kids help make them or your cats walk on your kitchen counters, etc. Just no.