How to Host in 2025

Wisdom from Leah Libresco Sargeant

I find hosting confusing.

Are we supposed to do “scruffy hospitality”—inviting people into our homes and lives “as is” rather than all tidied up, offering spaghetti and meatballs on paper plates rather than an elaborate hors d'oeuvres spread? Or is brunch hell and a true dinner party the only acceptable way of having guests over?

If everyone’s so lonely,…