How to be the perfect host when entertaining at home

As seasonal celebrations reignite for the fully vaccinated, here’s how to hold a dinner party or supper you and guests will enjoy 

The very first thing you need to be a relaxed, memorable, happy host, is to be available to your guests. No glittering table-scape will make up for this aching faux pas. You are not present if you are perpetually mincing back and forth to the kitchen in a spatula-waving drama off-set. Being present takes planning and during the course of the occasion, it may take some significant effort.

As the ringmaster, you are responsible to set the atmosphere; low key, inclusive, enjoyable. If you have never had a proper dinner thing, practice with a small gathering of friends, don’t go all-in with a 300-person extravaganza with multiple complex courses, right out-of-the-gate. Flex your graciousness muscle a few times first; be courteous, kind, and pleasant.