They're gonna see your books, they're gonna be in your house, and the food should represent you. Make sure to cook at least 51 percent of the foodīFN: 'We say 51 percent of the food needs to be cooked in your home, because the dinner party is a reflection of you. You wanna make sure that that is not a horror show.'ģ. Because it is one of the few places - probably the only place in your house - that people are going to be, at some point, alone, with a bright light illuminating every corner. Just get the stubble off of the sink, get the wet Sunday circular off of the floor, and just make it nice and clean. Rico Gagliano: 'If you can only clean one room and that's all the time you have, just do the bathroom, and you've done at least most of your due diligence. And that's when we say you can initiate parties.' They kind of know how the course of the week is gonna fall. And then Tuesdays are just dumb, like let's be honest, what's Tuesday night? Now Wednesday, we're getting on hump day, people are starting to need some relief. 'And then on Monday, you're doing the things you should have been doing on Sunday, so that's not an OK night. So you're not gonna have people's full attention, they're not gonna be able to relax. The second half of Sunday, you're already worried about work the next day. Steer clear of Sunday, Monday and Tuesday schedulingīrendan Francis Newnam: 'Sunday, I mean, comes before Monday.

Scroll down to read an excerpt from 'Brunch Is Hell'ĥ Tips For Hosting A Disaster-Free Dinner Partyġ.Find more great reads on the Here & Now bookshelf.Gagliano ( and Newnam ( join Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson to share all the tips and tricks you need to be a successful dinner party organizer. They have a new book out called ' Brunch Is Hell: How to Save the World by Throwing a Dinner Party.' Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam have hosted ' The Dinner Party Download' for 10 years. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 4 years old. 'Brunch Is Hell,' by Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam.

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