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The Sun
04-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Fat jabs are ruining dinner parties as guests on weight-loss drugs lose appetites and offend their hosts
FAT jabs are ruining dinner parties as guests on weight-loss drugs lose their appetites. A survey found one in three hosts have been annoyed by invitees rejecting meals they prepared. 2 2 Eighty per cent on the injections say they now find the social side of eating and drinking uncomfortable. Nearly half feel it has ruined their enjoyment of dinner parties completely — with 29 per cent of hosts getting upset. Ten per cent of guests have even stashed food in a napkin to hide their embarrassment. Jon Horsley, from trends and insights agency Perspectus Global, said: ' Weight-loss drugs are still in their early days. 'The fact that their use can make social eating difficult is just one unforeseen effect.' And it is not just food that is spoiled for those on jabs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, as 18 per cent say they can no longer enjoy wine or cocktails. Sixty per cent believe the correct etiquette is to let hosts know ahead of time that guests are on the jabs, so menus can be adjusted accordingly. Perspectus Global's survey of 2,000 guests and hosts found lighter options such as prawn cocktail, melon and prosciutto, fish soup or a small fillet steak are the most suitable options. For dessert, a sorbet is the order of the day. Mr Horsley added: 'Shared meals may become more awkward until we work past the social difficulties, adapt our menus and the etiquette surrounding the subject.'
Washington Post
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
I took a break from cooking for my family, so I made myself a sandwich
A few weeks ago, I complained about the reception I got from my family when I went to the trouble to make arancini, the classic Italian stuffed and fried rice balls. To recap (cue the TV-style voice-over: 'Previously on Weeknight Vegetarian …'), I found their reaction lacking, and I mused about how it led me to realize I needed to have more dinner parties, where friends would surely appreciate the effort.
Daily Mail
06-06-2025
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Rumours of extraordinary rift at the peak of Melbourne high society: One is a heiress, the other the glamorous wife of a nightclub king... and a single photo has the in-crowd buzzing
There's never a dull moment in Melbourne 's high society. But behind the scenes of the lavish Toorak dinner parties and long lunches at Maison Bâtard, there are whispers of rift at the very top of the social ladder.
South China Morning Post
29-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Is TikTok chef Meredith Hayden Gen Z's Martha Stewart? The Wishbone Kitchen influencer has hosted dinner parties with Joe Jonas and Hasan Minhaj – but why was she upset with Bon Appétit?
Meredith Hayden, a chef and social media influencer, amassed millions of followers on TikTok by sharing videos of herself preparing meals for a wealthy family in the Hamptons. She's since become so popular that she's a regular at hosting dinner parties for celebrities like Joe Jonas and Hasan Minhaj. She also made headlines earlier this year when she accused popular food magazine Bon Appétit of ripping her off. The publication announced a new series called 'Dinner with Friends' – the name Hayden first used for her own series. So what else do we know about the influencer who's been dubbed the Gen Z Martha Stewart Her love of cooking was inspired by her mum Wishbone Kitchen's Meredith Hayden last autumn. Photo: @wishbonekitchen/Instagram Advertisement In an interview in People in 2022, Hayden told the outlet that her love of cooking, as well as her social media username @wishbonekitchen, was inspired by her mum. 'The inspiration behind me getting into cooking has always been my mum. She was a fabulous cook growing up. And once a week, she would make us a roast chicken for dinner, and she would always save the wishbone when she would carve the chicken,' Hayden said. 'After dinner, we would do the thing where you pull the wishbone in half, and whoever gets the bigger half gets to make a wish. I just have really fond memories of being in the kitchen with my mum.' She worked at Condé Nast Meredith Hayden previously worked at Condé Nast, and had hopes of becoming a recipe developer at Bon Appétit. Photo: @wishbonekitchen/Instagram Before 29-year-old Hayden became a professional home chef, she worked in marketing at Condé Nast – but her passion was always cooking. Hayden would take culinary evening courses at the Institute of Culinary Education, hoping to eventually become a recipe developer at Bon Appétit. In 2020, she landed her first gig as a personal cook for designer Joseph Altuzarra and his husband Seth Weissman, per the New York Post. This is also when Hayden began her Instagram account @WishboneKitchen. Condé Nast is the parent company of Bon Appétit, so it seemed ironic that Hayden had tried to transfer to a job at the foodie magazine before she says it ripped off her idea. 'You rejected me to work there for two years,' she said when calling out the publication for the 'Dinner with Friends' controversy. Finding TikTok fame
Wall Street Journal
15-05-2025
- General
- Wall Street Journal
This Potato Salad Recipe Will Send You Straight to the Top of Everyone's Guest List
Social gatherings used to be so easy. All you had to do was climb the ranks of society, master the art of small talk, strap on multiple constrictive layers and know which of twenty-four utensils to use. Today, as we navigate very-casual dinner parties, cookouts, backyard hangs, holiday gatherings and movie nights, it's far more stressful due to four loaded words: 'What can I bring?' Bringing a dish to a party is not a competition, but it also kind of is. Everyone wants theirs to be the one that spurs second helpings and whispers of 'Did you try that?!'
