Guess Who’s Not Coming to Dinner?

Stokes should not be invited anywhere unless the host/hostess is prepared to feed an unappreciative, sarcastic, antisocial social critic who would rather be dining at a foodie-approved restaurant.

Visitors and newcomers to Los Angeles often complain about an invisible wall shutting off new friendships and a sense of community.

As a single dad who grew up here, I too would welcome more home dinner parties, especially when I shudder at the quest for “special events” and cynical back-biting repartee such as that of Stokes.

FORREST S. MOSTEN, Los Angeles