"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
m...
>I have a friend who is a wonderful kind woman, not much of a cook, but
>really nice, and lives in a lovely home in a nice neighbourhood. One of her
>neighbour's is a chef. The chef's wife called and invited her and her
>husband to a party for her chef husband. Our friend and the chef family had
>been to a party at my brother's where my nephew had cooked a quick roasted
>beef tenderloin fir a short time in a very hot oven.
>
> Chef's wife extended this invitation to my friend and asked if she could
> bring that dish. She also asked her to bring two bottles of wine, one red
> and one white. She specified which wines. Then chef's wife asked her to
> bring enough of the meat dish for 20. The date of the party is also our
> friend's birthday.
>
>
> Current prices for a whole beef tenderloin around her are about $80. The
> wines turn out to be $20 a piece. My friend was not thrilled. She
> discussed it with her husband, who said screw that we'll have our own
> party her for that money. She called back the chef's wife, clarified the
> date..... ooops sorry. I didn't know that my husband had planned a party
> for me here on that night so sorry, but we can't make it.
>
> The next day she got a call from another neighbour asking if she was
> attending the party. Our friend said they had been invited but could not
> attend because her husband was having a party for her. It seems that
> chef's wife had called the other neighbour after our friend canceled and
> asked her to bring the two beef tenderloins... and two bottles of wine.
> So our friend asked the other neighbour if she was going...... no way !!
>
> I have to hand to to our friend that she was able to find a nice way to
> decline the invitation. I am not sure how I would react to an "invitation
> to a party" that is going to cost me $200. I have no problem with a pot
> luck, but being expected to supply beef tenderloin for 20 people plus $40
> worth of wine is a bit much, IMHO.
>
>
>

ugh, next thing you know the "chef" will want to hold the party at your
friends house.