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VPR Cafe: How To Host A Successful Dinner Party

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Food writer Melissa Pasanen gives her tips on how to host a successful dinner party.

Hosting a dinner party may seem like a daunting, and sometimes painful, task. From carefully selecting the guest list to putting the menu together and setting the table, it can be an overwhelming experience.

That said, when you’re hosting or attending a great dinner party, you want to savor every morsel of food and every witty bit of conversation.

Melissa Pasanen, food writer for the Savorvore Section of the Burlington Free Press, joined VPR Café to talk about how to throw a dinner party that friends will remember fondly.

Read Pasanen’s article,A Chef And Host's 10 Dinner Party Tips,here.

Franny was VPR's Director of Programming & Production.
Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
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