Entertaining 101: Lesley Chesterman and Laura Calder share rules for success

Tis the season to be jolly … unless you host a dinner party and everything goes sideways. Yes, it’s great to entertain, but even after decades of having people over, I get nervous, I fret, and chances are I’m still drying my hair five minutes before guests arrive. Truth is, it’s rare that a dinner party in my home goes off without a glitch. Recent disasters include a couple not showing up because the date had never been confirmed, serving a steamy duck soup on a fall nig