A Perfect Dinner Party

the work of hospitality

Photo by Jordan Arnold on Unsplash

I typically see hospitality as something I don’t do well. When I contemplate hosting friends for dinner I usually find myself running through a litany of things that I lack:

• I don’t have fancy dinner-ware.

• I don’t have a large kitchen.

• There’s barely enough seating in the house for our family, let alone guests, and most …