"In a small kitchen, mix together the half of the guests who have arrived on time despite the fact that no one is sure whether “7:30” means “arrive at 7:30” or “arrive an hour late,” like it did in college. Let stand for one hour, until guests are very hungry and slightly irritable.
Slowly incorporate the remainder of the guests, pausing after the addition of each one for the same grating conversation about how easy or hard it was to find the host’s apartment from the subway and what an up-and-coming neighborhood this is. Gently fold the host’s new boyfriend into a discussion about people whom everyone else in attendance used to work with and whom he’s never met."
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/06/couples-first-dinner-party-serves-six
This is gently perfect.
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