Does anyone know if there are still scheduled open dates/tours available of the house at Hovander? I see references to them in older blog posts but not seeing information on the county website. I wonder if that was sunsetted, perhaps around Covid?
Edit: I emailed the parks dept and they said tours are closed for the foreseeable future due to health & safety issues in the house.
Is it just me, or at what point did we go from "have options for people with various dietary needs" to "must have an option that everyone will like"?
I feel like I've been to so many fairly bland "beer and wine and NA drinks and charcuterie spread" gatherings that just seem to run together. I was considering a pretty specific theme for a networking social hour and it got shot down unless we basically doubled the food cost with a generic option. I just saw a thread where a commenter was raining on an ice-cream sundae parade because "not a lot of adults like sundaes". In contrast, 10+ years ago I'd go to grad parties/bridal showers that were just sheet cakes, fruit, and coffee/tea/punch (for the record, I'm glad it's become more of a norm to have GF/DF etc options).
These are all parties that are not entree-based; the food in question is either dessert or it's more of a happy hour networking context. IE no one's starving or going without a meal if they don't like the food.
I just feel like we now have to not only always have a GF/DF/vegan option (which-along with allergies-I'm happy to accommodate, especially when I know my crowd), but can't be "too specific" just because a percentage of guests may not like it. If someone doesn't want to drink hot chocolate and eat pancake skewers at my breakfast-themed party, they can eat before or when they get home. 🤷
Are you feeling like you have to cater to specific tastes (and ironically become more generic) more than you did 10 years ago?