I'm throwing a fancy masquerade party...but I've no idea what kind of food I should serve! Can anybody help?!

Question

I just need to know should I do more on the dinner side, or lots of hor devours....or both? And what kinds of food should I have? I need help!! Somebody...anybody! lol :-)....thank you in advance!

Answer 1

The fanciest masq in the world is probably The Carnival of Venice (Carnevale di Venezia), although residents of New Orleans and Rio will disagree with me. Traditional Italian food includes cichéti- foods easily eaten with one hand, and fritters dusted with powdered sugar. Stay away from thin sauces and soups for a sit down dinner-too messy if people are in full costume. You can't go wrong with buffet food, people can serve and seat themselves or mingle as they choose.

Answer 2

Cheese!!! Cheese can be very fancy and yummy! Serve cheese with little slices of bread, a side of honey (oooo maybe creamed honey!) and thinly sliced green apples or pink lady apples...

Or go to allrecipes.com

Answer 3

Hors d'œuvres might be nice, because a mask might interfere with proper eating at a table and an hors d'œuvre can just be popped into the mouth. When preparing hors d'œuvres, I think it's annoying to have to decorate every single individual bite, so making something you have to cut up is easier. Pissaladiere, a French "pizza" would be delicious and elegant for little bite-fulls (see recipe below). I've also posted below an hors d'œuvre party game plan with a lot of recipes.

Answer 4

costumes = finger food that wont make a mess. the last thing you want is to try and eat when your wearing somethign tight. so stick with little finger foods. fresh fruit (maybe some fondu) little sandwhichs with nothing messy. pigs in a blanket. you get the idea. and try to keep all drinks light colored, so no spilling or spashing to create messes.

Answer 5

how about veggie dim sum? little steamed filo pastry filled with vegetablem...yummy and everyone can eat them