What she remembers best was the story Reguly told about his father, a Canadian journalist who found himself beside Bobby Kennedy at the very moment the presidential candidate was shot. The senior Reguly stood close enough to see the flicker in Kennedy's eyes as he fought to stay conscious. The anecdote will be seared in my mind forever. Table Talk We asked Sondra Gotlieb for a briefing on the ins and outs of dinner-party decorum. And people who speak their mind, but who are also open-minded.
Good listeners are excellent guests, as long as they can respond.
A happy level of intoxication is desirable. Don't drink to the point of melancholy or nausea. And don't get so drunk that you vomit on the other guests. Serve three courses only, never more. If you're having lots of people at different tables, seven per table is best.