2008 Partisan Dinner Guests: A Culinary Catastrophe
posted by on June 11 at 14:45 PM
From the growing Dept. of Election Arguments That End in Fisticuffs comes a story from Publishers Weekly with the headline: Bloodshed at Connecticut Book Party.
The authors of Dinner Party Disasters: True Stories of Culinary Catastrophe, which Abrams published last month, saw their book’s thesis live in action at a recent dinner party, when fists flew over the presidential election just as guests were finishing their entrées.Twenty-two movers and shakers of Litchfield, Conn., gathered last weekend at the home of a local couple for a dinner party to honor the book’s author, Annaliese Soros (first wife of financier George Soros), and her contributor, Abigail Stokes. Dinner Party Disasters promises to guide readers “through the faux pas that other hostesses have made so that you don’t make the same mistakes.” It contains instructions for putting together the “perfect mix of guests, food, décor, entertainment, and preparation, ensuring your next gathering will be a rousing success.” It is unclear whether or not the party’s hosts had read the book prior to the event.
As entrées were being enjoyed, a McCain supporter and an Obama supporter, having exhausted their verbal arguments, lunged at each other with fists flying. Eventually the kitchen staff came to the rescue and separated the two men, but not before some blood was shed and the well-heeled guests were shaken up. After a cooling down period, the rambunctious guests returned to the table (with revised seat assignments) and ate dessert.
That's precious. It's a shame men don't carry canes anymore.
Or cane swords.
My dinner party disaster occured in Minneapolis 20 years ago when my roommate's grandmother had a mild stroke after our Thanksgiving dinner. Her stroke may have been partly attributed to the fact that she was staying in our guest room, which was originally a dark room, and was windowless, airless and tainted by the scent of long past chemical agents and solvents...
The first step in separating the children at dinner is identifying the children.
But seriously, folks, what the fuck is with this book? It's published by Abrams, a heavy-duty art publisher. What's with this kind of society fluff thing? I think the fisticuffs is a lot more interesting that what usually goes down at Washington Wives gatherings.
Anyone smell a publicity stunt?
simple solution: exclude all mccain supporters from any & all dinner parties.
GULAG!
The Republican started it. They always do. That's why I don't let them in Chez Vel-DuRay.
Who won?
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