I’m Totally Stealing This Hosting Advice from ‘Great British Bake-Off’ Star Prue Leith

“They attempt too much,” Leith told E! News. “Your friends are not there to give you a Michelin star or to judge you. They’re not Bake-Off judges. They are there because they want to be with you. They want you at your most relaxed, not in the kitchen all stressed with them asking, ‘Can I help?’”

Leith also shared the foolproof hosting advice she swears by. “Anything you can do the day before, do the day before,” she said, noting the prep work (like cutting onions) is half the battle. “And just make sure it’s simple. It’s often easier to give everyone one good dish than some fancy, complicated series of dishes with sides and extra pieces that will stress the hostess.”

Although Pinterest is filled with photo-worthy ideas, Leith admitted that guests will remember the taste more than the presentation. “If you put it on a plate without decorating at all, if it’s beautifully browned and properly simmered down, whatever it is, it will look great,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be decorated within an inch of its life.”

I’m totally stealing this advice. 

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