A Dinner Party with Marta Perrone - Step 2 - Choosing a Menu and Theme

When you begin choosing a menu and theme for your dinner party, here are some tips:


1)Choose a menu that has significance for your guests. It may be someone's favorite meal, birthday, anniversary or engagement. It may be related to one's ethnic background.


2)Choose a theme that relates to a holiday like Valentine's Day or Halloween, Christmas, Hanukkah, or Thanksgiving. All these holidays have colors associated with them. You can be creative by adding decorations creating a table around the theme.


3) Once you select the occasion you want to celebrate for your dinner party, consider what foods go best always keeping in mind the season. There are various foods that are best for the Fall or Summer, while hearty foods are welcomed in the Winter.


4) Most importantly, choose a menu that you know how to make, and do not make it for the first time for your guests (unless you have the ability of a professional chef). It is always best to have prepared the meal at least one time before so that you are very clear as to how each course is prepared and the timing needed for it.


5) Consider how the foods will look on the plate. For example, it is good to have a green and yellow or orange vegetable together. When making a salad, consider the ingredients and not only how they all taste together but how they look on the plate.


6) Consider what foods your guests can or cannot eat due to taste or allergies.


7) Plan your menu for a minimum of 3 courses (i.e., Course 1-salad/soup, Course 2-Meat, Fish, Chicken or Pasta, Course 3 - Dessert). It can be overwhelming serving too many courses at a sit down dinner unless you have help to assist you.


8) Get ideas of meal variations from Food magazines & the Food Network. They will illustrate meal choices suggesting how certain foods can be combined for a more savory overall meal.


Next step....Setting Your Table. Stay tuned.


1. CHOOSING YOUR GUEST LIST CAREFULLY
2. SELECTING A MENU AND THEME FOR PARTY
3. TABLE SETTING
4. GROCERY LISTS & SHOPPING
5. FOOD PREPARATION
6. COOKING YOUR MEAL
7. SERVING YOUR GUESTS
8. ENTERTAINING YOUR GUESTS
9. DESSERT
10. CLEAN UP

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