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“You're my guest, and hosts generally do feed their guests, you know." Her natural ebullience returning, she flashed him an impish smile. "Even when…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“[...] she was one of those hostesses who look upon it as a mark of hospitality to make their guests eat however unwilling they…

— William Somerset Maugham

“Cooking and eating were growing to irritate her with their relentless necessity.”

— China Miéville

“Which just goes to show, I guess, that dinner parties are like everything else - not as fragile as we think they are.”

— Julie Powell

“As it happens, cooking is very therapeutic. I’ve got something to do with my hands, and I don’t have to look anyone in the…

— Sarina Bowen

“I truly hate being a guest in someone's home...Worst of all, you have to 'make nice' at all hours. I don't want someone across…

— Sue Grafton

“Nothing was like knowing you were the appetizer for a feast of orgy, that you were what whetted the guests and enticed them to…

— Fierce Dolan

“Cook to make yourself and your family happy, because that’s really what it is all about.”

— Donald Link

“It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid.”

— Tahir Shah

“There are dinner parties ruined by guests, and there are dinner parties ruined by hosts, and then there are dinner parties when everyone contributes…

— Julie Powell

“The more the merrier. Too many cooks spoil the broth of destruction.”

— Gareth Roberts

“Be friendly with the cookhouse detail.”

— Lee Child