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6/29 - “Chasing hors d’oeuvres”
By The Stabbing Pen | June 29, 2008
Earlier today was my grandparents’ anniversary party, which consisted of me, my sister, and 26 old people. When the guests began to arrive, they all schmoozed in the lobby for a while, before entering the “main” room for lunch and dancing. At this point, the catering staff walked around with trays of hors d’oeuvres.
Meatballs, knishes (bacon or spinach available), and these amazing cheese puffs were the options. Being hungover and starving, my eyes lit up as these trays made their way around. Now, according to my sister, it is the job of the staff to stroll around the room, and bring the hors d’oeuvres to the guests.
I’m apparently not supposed to follow the trays of food around the room. THAT WOULD BE CLASSLESS.
For next time, I will be more tactful and smooth, and will follow the plan I have devised. Say there are 3 trays in the room. I will take 1, maybe 2 items off of a particular tray, and very slowly and gradually make my way towards another tray. Yet, the key is to make sure at the same time make that I’m engaged in conversation with other guests. I guess I’m supposed to make sure the other people are my priority, not the knishes.
That better?
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