RSVP to My Damn Invite!

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Are You Coming or Not?

Why people don’t RSVP anymore, and why they should.

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The Friendliest Utensil

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I received a wedding invitation yesterday. The RSVP card had 3 generic meal choices: Beef, Fish, Vegetarian. Because of the venue (a generic wedding/banquet location), I’m thinking this will be your standard mediocre wedding...

't, the hubby and I have delicious leftovers for lunch the next day. And if you don’t ever RSVP to an event and don’t come? I stop inviting you; I don’t care how close we are.

My Mom and I are throwing a 70th birthday party for my Dad. We expect to invite 40-45 people, most are close family (sibs, neices, etc) and some are golf buddies. It’s a full sit-down dinner. I think that makes RSVP an...

's but I’m not very intruigued. So far, I’ve made reservations at Le Cirque, Joel Robouchon and Craftsteak. I was wondering if Nobu is really worth it or if there was another recommendation for Sushi which we both...

OK, I’m a bit – no, a LOT! - astounded. They wanted instructions on a RSVP card that had a check box for “attending” and one for “regrets”??? I know they’re your friends, but how much...

Hi, I have a guest coming into town from Asia in two weeks, who happen to be chowhounders too, and they begged me to make an rsvp at either Morimoto or Del Posto, better yet, both in everyway possible. I need some suggestions on...

seating is limited, please RSVP to me at abbylovi@hotmail.com by end of day Wednesday, January 30th. Please note: this is a private, volunteer assisted event. No agency relationship express or implied exixts between any parties...

the request with the RSVP. Basically, if a caterer is to be prepared for serving 100 adults, you have to have a general idea as to how many of each preference you will need. Otherwise they would have to buy much more food (to...

, well, how about those in their 30’s and 40’s? Thank you.

Sounds like fun. But we ask this: to keep organization and logistics from disrupting the chow talk, please handle all that via email. If you’d like to post a notice (with an email for RSVP and questions) when things are...

component to soak up this rich tomato sauce they served it in. I even submited an inquiry for a recipe to the 'RSVP' section of Bon Appetit magazine for a recipe – THAT is how much I like this dish (or how strange I am...