[Nicko]

Denise,

On behalf of ChefTalk.com and Globalchefs.com we would like to welcome you to our community. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to spend some time with us.

[Denise Landis]

Thank you, Nicko. I'm looking forward to hearing from your readers. I love food and my work as a recipe tester, and I never get tired of talking about either subject!

[Mezzaluna]

Please add my greetings to Nicko's and everyone's. I'm looking forward to learning more about how to plan dinner parties, as I seem to be having more of them now that I'm retired.

Welcome! And thank you for being with us at Chef Talk.
Mezzaluna

[Denise Landis]

Thank you very much. What size are your dinner parties? Are they casual or formal? I'm always interested in hearing how people like to entertain.

[cape chef]

Hi Denise,

Welcome.

Thank you for taking some time to share your expertise with us. I look forward to a great few days.

[Mezzaluna]

Denise,

I like to keep them small- my husband and I plus one or two other couples. My biggest challenges have been figuring out how to provide a nice menu when one of the diners is a vegetarian (but not Vegan). I think I'll start a thread on the topic of menus for "mixed" dinner parties.

[momoreg]

Welcome, Denise! I somehow missed your arrival, but I'm happy to see that you made it, and look forward to learning a thing or two about what you do!