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Garden City AHRC Holds Gala Christmas Luncheon
Luncheon committee members (l-r): Jane Horn, Celeste Cutrone, Lorraine Baralo and Carole Langan The Garden City Auxiliary of AHRC Nassau held its 48th Annual Christmas Luncheon on December 6th, 2011 at the Garden City Hotel.

Dinner invite? Gift ideas that will delight the host
It's only polite when you're invited to dinner to ask whether you can bring something. Here's a list of hostess gift ideas that stand out from the usual bottle of wine or bunch of flowers.

Need a hostess gift when invited to dinner? The Times' S. Irene Virbila has a few ideas
When you've been invited to dinner, it's polite to ask if you should bring something. Here are some ideas: cookies, unusual oils, vanilla beans, even a fun spoon. When I spent some months in Venice, Italy, years ago, my friend Paolo would show up at dinner parties with prosciutto. I'm not talking about a paper packet of sliced ham but a whole prosciutto di San Daniele, the famous ham from Friuli ...