You are having a few friends over for a dinner party.
Do you let them know the menu in advance (in case of any allergies or dislikes), or prepare a three course meal with wine for each course and hope everyone enjoys it?

I guess it would depend on who the friends are, meaning close, longtime friends or newer friends. Either way I would probably choose a food that “most” people would eat. My go-to-dinner for company is usually pasta with a red sauce. I like to make my homemade sauce with different types of meat including sausage, meatballs, braciola, and pepperoni. If someone were a vegetarian and I didn’t know I usually have a jar of sauce on hand for emergencies and although not as good as my own, a quick option. I don’t like red wine, which is what would probably go with this so I would ask my guests what kind of wine they wanted.