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You’re at an elegantly appointed home for a dinner party, with the tapers lit just so and the martinis just dry enough. After surviving a relatively painless happy hour, you’re escorted to your seat, ...

I mention all this because one reason people don’t give more dinner parties is that they think they’re too expensive. Another ...