Top dinner party faux pas include smoking or vaping indoors or using phone at the table

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Natural Set Supper Club, said: "We know that when faced with the task of hosting dinner parties some people thrive, cooking up multiple courses, and others need more of a helping hand. "The list of faux pas shows all that can go wrong at a dinner party, either accidentally or purposefully – from spilling food and drink, criticising the host and their cooking skills, or taking a phone call at the table."Hosting can be stressful, and there are naturally some elements that will be out of your control, but when you boil it down, there are two ingredients to a successful dinner party – good food and good company."The study also revealed the top reasons people have left dinner parties early – including being offended by another diner, feeling sick from the food or alcohol, and disagreeing with others on the likes of politics.And one in ten have even been embarrassed by their other half at a social occasion.Almost two-thirds (63%) prefer dinner parties to be informal, with many enjoying board or card games (31%), cocktail making (19%) and charades (18%) while there.But 44% claimed the rise of living costs means they’re now more likely to host dinner at home than eat out.The perfect occasion would include three courses – with roast chicken the most popular dish – with a start time of 18:54pm, and finished by 11pm.Other meals people like to see at dinner parties included curry, risotto and beef wellington, while hosts are most likely to cook Italian, Chinese and Indian cuisines.The go-to topics of conversation around the table were found to be upcoming or past holidays, food and drink, and TV shows and films.And of those polled, via OnePoll, four in ten admitted it’s less enjoyable being a host than a guest, because they can’t.