On May 30, 6:27*pm, Nina > wrote:
>
> I just think it's pretty outrageous to ask someone to bring something
> *and* specify exactly what it will be, more than the specific cost of
> it. *I mean, it's reasonable to say, "bring a dish for 20 people" or
> even "bring a salad <or whatever> for 20 people". *It's a little less
> reasonable to say, I want you to make exactly this dish and bring it
> with exactly this wine.

Sure, in most cases, but we don't really know the specifics here. In
particular, we don't know what the chef's wife had in mind for this
whole party. Chefs by nature have to controlling personalities, maybe
their wives are, too. <g>

I've certainly been asked to bring a specific dish to a potluck/
party. That's not so unusual. The wine selection is usually asked
more subtly..... -aem