“Give me a small intimate gathering of five people, a dinner party, where one-on-one conversations can be had, where people talk about current events, good books, good food, and weird news. That was my idea of a good time.”

― Penny Reid, Heat

“I love hospitality, and I love cooking. The kitchen is where I feel most at ease and where I feel most like myself.” – Geoffrey Zakarian

“Planning a dinner party in a way that you’re actually capable of getting it done without panicking is important. It’s bad hospitality for the host to be freaked out.” – Ted Allen

“I’ve never been to a dinner party where everyone at the dinner table didn’t say something funny.” – Lorrie Moore

“I love to have a dinner party. I love to have people over. I like the feeling it creates in my home – having guests laughing and telling their stories – and I put a lot of thought into it. I plan my menu kind of depending on whatever mood I’m in.” – Katie Lee