To pretend I cooked the restaurant food- dinner party

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I’m hosting a dinner party for 7 guests tonight. I’m a truly shit cook, and my guests amongst them have loads of dietary requirements - vegan, gluten free and nut free, and one guest only likes Chinese or Italian cuisine.

i have also had to work late every day this week. I decided last night instead that I’d order from a vegan Chinese restaraunt today that clearly lists all nut free and gluten free dishes.

im embarrassed to admit ive not cooked myself, so aibu to put them into my own dishes and pass them off as my own cooking tonight?

Then you are a fool.

Allergies. Sigh. Just for starters.

Just bleeding own it. That goes for the OP and you. I am honestly astonished at how many people think this might be okay.

I don’t think you’ll get away with it - take away Chinese is distinctive

it isn’t really a dinner party..

Of course they'll be able to tell!

And can i just say- my older DS last year only thankfully has a peanut allergy. But at the end of the year - although being in a nut free school- a teacher made blondies with almond flour. Another child has a severe but allergy to all nuts and had to go to hospital.

Please- can I ask- for the hard of thinking at the back- don't bloody mess and muck around with food. be honest FFS.

Not really. In fact the time I did have to confess was when someone asked about ingredients.

Also, calling a stranger a fool because you don't agree with them is rude. Do better.

Did you cut out the ingredient list and stick it on the front of your tupperware container?

If not then you do better.

I am honestly speechless at your laugh emoji and your cavalier attitude. And I stand by what i said.

There is no way you’ll get away with it

Chinese food to take out tastes distinctively of msg and has a certain texture

it would be like ordering Macdonald’s and claiming they are homemade burgers

Why do you care so much about what they think? There are a lot of requests in there, they should be grateful you're hosting them. Just ridiculous to be this stressed and to pretend you've made it.

I’m a very good cook. You simply won’t be able to pass off Chinese takeaway as your own.

you would be able to pass off Italian restaurant food as your own, can’t you order Italian.

They will know.

JUST. TELL. THEM.

Yes actually I did stick it on the lid.
I hope your day gets better 💐

OP- presumably you already know allergies since you have a list of dietary requirements. I'm assuming you have common sense so will already know to check for allergies with the place you're ordering from.

Oh0 but you said you squashed them and pretended they were yours.

Your story has changed. It might have helped if the version where you stuck it on the lid was in your first post.

And good for you- if you actually did that. Because that would have been sensible.

I would use my own serving dishes to look nice, but I would be open about the whole thing, and careful to check with the guests who have dietary restrictions.

Say you had it catered. And then act surprised that they’d be surprised. It’s totally normal and expected! 😬

Stuck the list on the lid so I had it to hand when I was selling them because the majority of people just want to buy cake. Anyone with an allergy usually has the sense to ask before buying something- not going to go into anymore detail with some random on the internet who cannot even discuss something without name calling.

Honestly people who cannot discuss things without name calling and being rude ruin things like this it's such a shame.

Anyway, don't want to derail your post OP. I'm sure you will have a lovely evening regardless. Let us know how it goes!

Jacket fucking potatoes?! 😂🤣😂😅

Your menu suggestion is an abomination!!

I’m a really great cook. Learned from the best frankly. Won’t name names. No way would I be able to make Chinese food that is comparable to restaurant bought food. Unless it’s a shitty restaurant of course.

If they do like cooking, and it’s unclear to what level given that you yourself say you don’t know about cooking, they’ll spot your lie and most likely think much less of you.

If this is the option definitely go with the jars op!! 🤣🤣

As you have never cooked for them before and they are your friends your cooking skills don’t matter to them. Lying to them might though.

You need to tell them becuase of the allergies and let the judge

I don't get why you need to lie or tell half truths at all. It sounds like too much effort just to protect your ego.

You say you don't want to look like an incompetent cook, but surely that's better than being a known liar and untrustworthy.

If they do then they aren’t very good friends! Even the most accomplished cooks might well phone a takeaway for this lot!
Just tell you are looking forward to catching up and having a laugh and don’t want to spend time in the kitchen so will be ordering in.
Too much scope for things to go wrong if you lie.

Don’t be embarrassed, they sound like quite a complicated bunch dietary wise. I’d just say I’ve ordered to suit everyone, Hope you enjoy!

If I had a nut allergy and you told me you cooked, I would trust it was safe.

Imagine if you didn’t tell them, cross contamination from the kitchen and a severe reaction.

tell them.