15 Dinner Guests Who Disrespected Their Hosts So Hard, Their Stories Wound Up In This Food Hall Of Shame
Now that the winter holidays are here, a lot of you will probably be spending some time cooking for family and friends.
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Recently, members of the BuzzFeed Community shared their wildest "I'm never cooking for you again" stories. Here are a few more, just to make ya mad:
1."One year, we had Thanksgiving at our house. Now, we lived a bit out of town, but it was like 20 minutes of flat Texas brush, not a hard or long drive, by any means. My aunt's daughter-in-law got there late and said her children were hungry, so they stopped at Burger King and ate. My mom swore she would never have them in her home again."
2."The extended family that I get together with every year for Thanksgiving eat food that is bland, dry, sugary, and very salty. One year, I made a rice, bean, and tomato dish that had some seasonings added. I ended up eating the entire dish by myself because everyone else refused to touch it. I never made a dish for Thanksgiving again after that."
3."I made a dinner for former friends: Cornish game hens, the works. They refused to eat it, rolled their eyes at each other, and then said they were going out for pizza. I never offered them food again."
4."My mother recooked vegetables I served her. They were delicious roasted Brussels sprouts, and she went and boiled them."
5."One year, we were celebrating my dad’s birthday in the morning with some donuts. I’m vegan, so I made vegan donuts to bring so I could still have donuts with everyone else. His wife’s family was over, and they were acting all grossed out by the thought of vegan donuts and daring each other to try them. Finally, her uncle tried one and was all dramatic, saying it was gross. Like, all this right in front of me, and I'd made them from scratch. I thought they were delicious and tasted like Shipley’s! I was so annoyed by the immaturity and unnecessary rudeness of it all, but when his wife’s birthday rolled around and I was asked to bring fruit, I did. Her family was at her birthday and went, 'Ooh, I want fruit,' and I was like, 'It’s vegan, you probably won’t like it.'"
6."I invited friends over for dinner one evening a few years back. I made homemade chicken enchiladas, rice, and beans. Nothing too fancy. I even told them ahead of time what I was making. They walked in, looked at what I was making, made a face, and informed me that they didn't eat any of what I made. They left to get McDonald's instead, and I never cooked for them again. I sure did have a lot of delicious leftovers, though!"
7."One summer, I hosted a low-key BBQ/anniversary party for my cousin and his girlfriend whom he'd met the year before on vacation in Mexico. We grilled steak, chicken, and seafood for tacos, and I made homemade queso and guacamole, a big batch of margaritas, piña coladas, the whole works. We had tons of food, so my cousin asked if he could invite some coworkers to drop by. One girl I'd never met before showed up, piled her plate with all the steak, complained to everyone that we didn’t have 'real Mexican sour cream,' trash-talked the tequila quality while filling a 32-ounce tumbler with margaritas, and then left. I’ve never met a ruder guest, but we still laugh about 'real Mexican sour cream' anytime we serve it."
8."There was a Christmas Eve years ago when my sister-in-law wanted to cook a big breakfast for everyone. She and my brother-in-law weren't married yet, so she wanted to make a good impression. She made this amazing French toast bake that took her quite a while to prepare, and it was super delicious. My mother-in-law is super picky and feigns 'allergies' to foods she is just too picky to eat (trust me, they are not legitimate allergies; otherwise there wouldn't be beef here). The French toast bake literally had 1 tablespoon of spiced rum, and my MIL said, 'I can't eat this — I can't have nutmeg.' She can too have nutmeg; I have seen her eat it. My sister-in-law said, 'It's just 1 tablespoon in the entire 13-by-9 dish.' My mother-in-law said, 'Nope' and went into the kitchen and said, 'Who wants chocolate chip pancakes instead?' and proceeded to make them."
"My sister-in-law never cooked for her ever again, and I don't blame her."
9."I have an elderly friend I used to invite over for dinner periodically. That stopped when he gave half of a very expensive sausage (and bites of the rest of the meal) to his dog, despite my pointing out the dog-unfriendly ingredients, and then later had the audacity to complain that my dinner made his dog sick!"
10."I work in academia. Every year before COVID, the support staff had Thanksgiving and Christmas potluck parties at work. We would all sign up for particular dishes so there was enough variety and enough food for everyone. One year for Thanksgiving, I was one of the people who signed up to bring stuffing/dressing. I made it from scratch. When I brought it in for the party, I placed it on the table next to three other dishes of Stove Top stuffing. Those three dishes were practically licked clean, while mine was almost untouched. A friend and I were the only ones to eat it."
11."I've always been a good cook. Both my mom and dad cooked when I was growing up, and my mom made a point to make sure that my sister and I knew how to cook. I became a very prolific baker as well. I've never gotten any complaints, I've gotten lots of compliments from people besides my family, and normally, my parents liked the food I made better than theirs. When I got married, my now-ex-husband would always make a comment about how he could have made it better or how his mom would have made it. Finally, I got sick of it and told him that he could just cook from now on, and I never cooked for him again."
12."I'm a very good cook, from what people have told me, and I used to cook dinner every night for my husband and my two stepkids. My 13-year-old stepson is an extremely picky eater. He would tell me my food was disgusting, cry if he had to eat anything I made, and has even VOMITED at the table on several occasions, while the rest of us were happily eating. That was several years ago, and I refuse to cook for him ever again. He's a great kid otherwise, but for some reason, I cannot get past it. I still cook for myself, my husband, and my other stepkid, and they love my cooking. I hate having a picky eater in my house."
13."I was in high school, and our family (family of three) and our next-door neighbors (family of five, but one was a baby, who did not partake) decided to have a joint Christmas dinner. The local store calendar had a recipe for a Christmas goose, and I wanted to have an old-timey traditional Christmas meal, maybe like the English had. I spent all day cooking it without master chef Mom's help. When it was ready, I took a taste and then sent it over to the neighbor's house. I got cleaned up, changed clothes, etc. It maybe took me 20 minutes. I walked over, and the entire goose was eaten. I did not cook anything for the neighbors ever again that I did not expect to be completely consumed by them. Also, side-eyeing my own parents — did they not notice the fast skeletonizing of my main dish?"
14."I used to bake for my office all the time. Once, I tried a new recipe and brought it in to share with my team. One of my 'friends' looked at me and said, 'Not your best.' I'm not naive enough to think that everyone will always love everything I make, but couldn't you just say you didn't like it?"
And finally, here's a scenario from a commenter that I want your opinion on:
15."Ok, tell me what you all think of this. I was a bit offended on behalf of my mom, but I’m wondering if I should be. So for Thanksgiving, there were 10 of us, half of whom I didn’t know. Without being asked or telling my mom ahead of time, they brought an appetizer, a fruit plate, a vegetable plate, two main dishes, a dessert, and drinks. My mom had already prepared a full meal of traditional Thanksgiving dishes for everyone. But they mostly ate what they brought. My mom says she wasn’t offended, but wishes she'd known they were bringing so much so that she didn’t have to cook as much. Was that rude of them, or am I being overly sensitive?"
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
