You could certainly argue that everyone agreeing to just pay one family member to cook and "host" is a kind of a potluck, if she didn't admit to making a tidy profit off of it and wasn't clearly pressuring her family into it.
Spending almost two grand for a dinner for 15 people isn't just hosting, though. That's a really extravagant meal.
Depends on the family. Perhaps she is the best cook of them all and everyone wants to eat there instead of at the house of the family member who is wealthier but a terrible cook and lives in a small apartment.
If you can't afford to host, don't host.
Or do a potluck.
You could certainly argue that everyone agreeing to just pay one family member to cook and "host" is a kind of a potluck, if she didn't admit to making a tidy profit off of it and wasn't clearly pressuring her family into it.
Spending almost two grand for a dinner for 15 people isn't just hosting, though. That's a really extravagant meal.
Depends on the family. Perhaps she is the best cook of them all and everyone wants to eat there instead of at the house of the family member who is wealthier but a terrible cook and lives in a small apartment.