Anthony's 21st dinner party was held at Au Petit Salut, a posh French restaurant in the Dempsey Hill area. As one of his JC classmates who was invited, I must say that I feel extremely honored and flattered: today was probably the first time I've ever attended such a posh and classy dinner party.
Here's some tips I picked up during the dinner on how to host a perfect dinner party:
1. Book a private function room.
2. Hire a private French chef and his assistant.
3. Have your own waiting staff.
4. Serve champagne. Lots and lots of it.
5. Serve finger food. Lots and lots of it.
6. Serve a 6 course meal of exquisite French cuisine.
7. Make sure one of your closest friends get drunk. (but make sure he doesn't puke at the dinner table!)
8. Invite some of your closest friends to engage in some fine dining!
9. Keep the atmosphere light and casual.
10. Be a gracious host.
All in all, Anthony's dinner party was a blast. The food was absolutely delicious, the atmosphere superb, the company priceless. It was fun dinning with some of the 71ians, as we struggled to hide our lack of etiquette and attempt to look civilized and cultured. But then again, 71 being 71, we ended up doing and saying utterly stupid and childish things. I dunno why we never seem to be able to grow up. We are all gradually turning 21 this year but it seems that we'll never be able to lose that child-like spirit of ours completely. Maybe its a good thing though because it makes our memories of the class so much more memorable.Labels: festive, friends, list |
