Share your "café hours" with your invite list, and let them drop by when they can, open house (or café!) style. Even if ...

Keep the presentation of your table and food classic and straightforward, and ensure that the food is prepared well in advance to avoid last-minute stress. A French host will always enjoy the dinner ...

Ordinarily, Miss Manners would advise you to treat this like the fundraiser it is -- that is, to accept only if you consider ...