Being from the South, I was raised under the strict belief that “you never show up empty-handed.”
Whether I’m attending a dinner, spending a weekend as a houseguest, or just popping by for coffee, I always try to show up with a little something. The gift depends on the level of severity of my imposition: a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates from a local chocolatier, or, best of all, something homemade from my kitchen.
