So does that mean my 9 and 15 year old sons and 15 year old nephew need to bring their own dish. I would hope not. I would be more concerned that people that do bring a dish bring enough so everyone can have some. Way to often someone will bring a dish that is only enough for a dozen people when there is 150. In years past if you were not on of the first few tables called you ended up missing out on a lot of dishes because they were already empty before half the crowd has eaten.