Food.Fun.Stuff: Holiday Etiquette-5 Golden Rules
"On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me": 5 Golden Rules!
Now that the holidays are here, you're either going to be a guest at someones house or they are going to be a guest at yours to enjoy the festivities. Now while there are the typical etiquette gestures i.e. say excuse me when you burp (haha), etc., there are specific rules for the holidays that must be followed. Many of you will attend holiday parties at friends and families and JKGF felt it our duty to provide a brief run down of the little do's and don'ts of the season (*Specifically, how they relate to the foodie;-). Enjoy!
1. Offer to bring something (Even if you don't know how to boil water, offer to bring something: dessert, salad, basically something you can scoop from the grocery store and it'll look like you put in some effort)
2. NEVER take what you brought to the event back home with you! (Don't we just frown at this. Someone brings a bottle of wine and then takes it home with them when they get ready to leave. How un-un-(*can't think of just the right word right now, so you fill in the blank on this one____)!) (*There are exceptions to this, however, ALWAYS grab the EMPTY fine china or nice dish that the food was in that you brought, the struggle of getting stuff back once it's mixed in someone else's kitchen can be tedious and you may never get it back...)
3. Always notify if you're bringing additional guests. (*It always sucks to have to scramble to find an additional chair in a small apartment when, if told, you would've had the perfect chair delivered the day before the festivities kicked off;-)
4. Always at least offer to help with the cleanup. (*Taking the trash out, cleaning the fine china or refrigerating the leftovers...the offer is good even if there is no acceptance: if no acceptance, kick back and take in all the food you've just filled your belly with:-)
5. We know it's your favorite dish, but save some for the others. (*You're at the front of the line and just love your grandma's broccoli casserole, BUT she has 9 other grandchildren hungrily waiting on line for the same...share! Now the alternative to this is ask grandma in advance to make an extra batch just for you;-)
These are just a few words of advice so you won't get disinvited to the next shindig, specifically to those that are not with the relatives (*Family is family, so you'll be there next year regardless;-). Feel free to submit your etiquette suggestions for the holidays to johnnaknowsgoodfood@gmail.com, we would love to hear what you think!
Now that the holidays are here, you're either going to be a guest at someones house or they are going to be a guest at yours to enjoy the festivities. Now while there are the typical etiquette gestures i.e. say excuse me when you burp (haha), etc., there are specific rules for the holidays that must be followed. Many of you will attend holiday parties at friends and families and JKGF felt it our duty to provide a brief run down of the little do's and don'ts of the season (*Specifically, how they relate to the foodie;-). Enjoy!
1. Offer to bring something (Even if you don't know how to boil water, offer to bring something: dessert, salad, basically something you can scoop from the grocery store and it'll look like you put in some effort)
2. NEVER take what you brought to the event back home with you! (Don't we just frown at this. Someone brings a bottle of wine and then takes it home with them when they get ready to leave. How un-un-(*can't think of just the right word right now, so you fill in the blank on this one____)!) (*There are exceptions to this, however, ALWAYS grab the EMPTY fine china or nice dish that the food was in that you brought, the struggle of getting stuff back once it's mixed in someone else's kitchen can be tedious and you may never get it back...)
3. Always notify if you're bringing additional guests. (*It always sucks to have to scramble to find an additional chair in a small apartment when, if told, you would've had the perfect chair delivered the day before the festivities kicked off;-)
4. Always at least offer to help with the cleanup. (*Taking the trash out, cleaning the fine china or refrigerating the leftovers...the offer is good even if there is no acceptance: if no acceptance, kick back and take in all the food you've just filled your belly with:-)
5. We know it's your favorite dish, but save some for the others. (*You're at the front of the line and just love your grandma's broccoli casserole, BUT she has 9 other grandchildren hungrily waiting on line for the same...share! Now the alternative to this is ask grandma in advance to make an extra batch just for you;-)
These are just a few words of advice so you won't get disinvited to the next shindig, specifically to those that are not with the relatives (*Family is family, so you'll be there next year regardless;-). Feel free to submit your etiquette suggestions for the holidays to johnnaknowsgoodfood@gmail.com, we would love to hear what you think!
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