As any host or hostess knows, dinner parties are often recipes for disasters. In this hilarious collection of true tales of culinary catastrophe, readers gets a dossier of vital facts about each party - the hosts, the number of guests, the menu - followed by a first-person description of the disaster. Accompanied with sidebars that offer real-life solutions, like how to prevent fires, how to get over a hangover, how to spark conversation among your guests, or how to mend broken furniture. This book guides you through the faux pas that other people have made so you don't make the same mistakes. The perfect gift for the host or hostess, these witty stories and charming illustrations will keep you chuckling from start to finish.