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Nicole: If someone has food on their face,
do you tell them?
Derek: Yes, You offer them a napkin, and delicately
do the wink thing. What I would do to you if
you had food on your face.
Nicole: Oh! I thought you were just flirting with me.
Derek: No. No. You have food on your face.
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Nicole: Today is my neighbors 32nd wedding anniversary.
Tonight I just want to do a really great dinner
party. My very good and very classy friend,
Derek Blasberg. Derk is sort of a master at
dinner parties. (laughing)
Derek: I like to think of more of a expert in
social graces.
Nicole: Sure.
Derek: Which is something that Nicole is definitely
not. So, I'm glad she called in some help today.
Nicole: Whatever. Anyway.
(whistle)
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Nicole: There they are.
Susanne: Hey guys.
Nicole: Hi.
Susanne: Nice to see you.
Nicole: I don't know what the goals are.
If you want to get laid or just a little heavy petting,
but we're going to make your dreams come true.
Derek: So, my first bit of etiquette is
whenever you visit someones house is to bring
them a house warming present. I brought you
my book. "Very Classy" by Derek Blasberg.
Susanne & Jim: Thank you.
Nicole: I'm so classy, that I brought you my
book. What! What!
Susanne & Jim: That's really cool.
Susanne: Not many people really done have done
anything for us. So, thank you.
Nicole: Thanks. Do you want to come help me?
You know how to toss a good salad Derek.
Derek: I'm very impressed that you know how to
cook.
Nicole: I'm a really good cook, actually. I don't
cook for you because I don't care about you.
Derek: Right. No. I knew that.
Nicole: What makes a great dinner party?
Derek: First and foremost is the guest list.
I've had more fun at a pizza party with good
friends than I've had at a elegant 14-course meal
with complete strangers.
Nicole: How do you know when it's time to leave
the party? I never leave. I just sleep over.
Derek: That's why I'm happy that you're asking
this, because there's been a lot of times
when I wanted you to leave, and you haven't.
Once person told me this amazing tip when to
leave the party is to leave when you're having
the most fun.
Nicole: Naming cards at a dinner party?
Derek: You want to introduce someone to someone
else, you got to do name cards.
Nicole: I fell like let people sit where they
want to sit.
Derek: But, their not making new friends.
Nicole: How about this? I'm 31. I don't want
to make any new friends.
Derek: I don't think you have to worry about that.
Nicole: If I get my food first, do I have to
wait for everyone else to get theirs?
Derek: It's polite to wait to the people on
either side of you have their food on their plates.
But you, you probably wouldn't wait. You know you definitely not wait.
Nicole: No, because I'm hungry.
Derek: Right, but what's polite is often what's
not personal.
Nicole: Should you bring your pet to someones
house?
Derek: A lot of people have pet allergies,
but if they have dogs, and they've encouraged
you to bring them, why not.
Nicole: If you dog pees in someones house
do you clean it up?
Derek: You should discreetly and elegantly
clean it up.
Nicole: Just like laaa with a pointed toe.
Derek: Yeah. With a napkin and a pointed toe.
Nicole: Okay.
Derek: Now you've asked me enough questions,
I got one for you.
Nicole: Okay.
Derek: What are your tips on entertaining?
Nicole: I always have fresh flowers. I have
candles, the scent is very important. At my house
I like to keep things very casual. Everybody
takes off their shoes. We're normally outside.
Derek: Even the girls who spends a lot of money
on their shoes?
Nicole: They know when they come to my house
that their going to have to take off their shoes.
Derek: To wear cheap shoes? So, flowers, food,
fresh scents, bare feet.
Nicole: Yeah.
Derek: The Nicole Richie party tricks.
Nicole: Yeah.
Derek: Also the pole dancing?
Nicole: Yes. Well, that's the surprise show.
Derek: Right.
Nicole: You know.
Derek: Not so much as a surprise anymore.
Nicole: Should we go check on our friends?
Derek: Yes. Jim and Susanne.
Final touches forks always on the left. Knives
always on the right. Rule of thumb bread plate
on the left.
Nicole: Yes.
Derek: Ones drink is always on their right, and
as we said everyone looks better in candlelight.
Nicole: Right. Especially me.
Derek: Especially ... I mean right now you look
so ... like beautiful.
Susanne: Oh my.
Nicole: Here you go.
Jim: Woo.
Nicole: Pull out the chair for her. I forgot about that.
Jim: Absolutely, I always do that.
Susanne: This is really really sweet.
Derek: Hot plates. Hot plates. Hot plates.
Susanne: Thank you so much.
Nicole: Their gluten free, so you're not
going to get bloated.
Susanne: Okay. Well, thank you. That is just so sweet.
Derek: I think their trying to get rid of us.
Jim: Who us?
Derek: I'll leave it to Nicole. Have a good night.
Susanne: Thank you so much.
Nicole: Have the best time. If you have another
baby, name is Nicole.
Jim: We will. Many more.
Susanne: To us.
Jim: Many more.
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