To think there are two kinds of people when you're organising a night or a meal out?

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The ones where the company is what matters and the ones who are most interested in there you're going/what you will eat.

For example, it's my friend's birthday, she wants to go out for dinner. Of course I'd love to go. It doesn't really matter where, there'll be something I can eat on the menu and it's all about the company. I might balk if she chose somewhere very expensive, but other than that I'll be there.

Otoh there are a lot of objections to a chain type restaurant, someone who doesn't like Indian food, someone who "can't" eat fish (there are other things on the menu) and one who won't go unless sea bass is on the menu!

If the group is a large one then the food is invariably going to be poor due to the number of meals a kitchen is expected to prepare at the same time. I assume it’s going to be inedible, take a snack in my bag incase it is, and check when the chippy shuts.

I go to these things to chat to people. Couldn’t care less what the food is. I was staggered when I once organised a dinner for 50 quite what fussy idiots a lot of people are.

I wonder how Gavin is nowadays from the spicy as f… thread