Dinner Parties
Articles with tips, advice and menus for planning your next dinner party.
Plan a Summer Barbecue
How to plan a Summer Barbecue.
How to plan a Summer Barbecue.
Catch of the Day
Host a Catch of the Day Seafood Dinner Party.
Host a Catch of the Day Seafood Dinner Party.
For an Easy Summer Dessert Serve an Ice Cream Buffet
How to prepare an ice cream buffet for an easy dessert.
How to prepare an ice cream buffet for an easy dessert.
A Titanic Dinner Party
A dinner party to celebrate the dinners on great Titanic.
A dinner party to celebrate the dinners on great Titanic.
A Simple Soup Party
Plan for a simple party based around various soups.
Plan for a simple party based around various soups.
Invite Your Friends for a New England Clambake
How to host a New England Clam Bake party.
How to host a New England Clam Bake party.
A Neighborhood Soup Party
A reader's tip for hosting a soup party for the neighborhood.
A reader's tip for hosting a soup party for the neighborhood.
A Thai Dinner Party
How to host a Thai dinner party including table setting ideas, menu, and recipes.
How to host a Thai dinner party including table setting ideas, menu, and recipes.
An Impromptu Summer Dinner Party
How to host an impromptu summer dinner party.
How to host an impromptu summer dinner party.
Dinner with Comfort
A dinner party for when you need some comfort food and friendship.
A dinner party for when you need some comfort food and friendship.
Plan an Easy Take-Out Pot Luck Party
How to plan a pot luck party that uses take-out food.
How to plan a pot luck party that uses take-out food.
A Rustic Italian Dinner Party
How to host a Rustic Italian Dinner Party.
How to host a Rustic Italian Dinner Party.
A Greek Dinner Party
Recipes, tips, and decorating ideas for a Greek dinner party.
Recipes, tips, and decorating ideas for a Greek dinner party.
Gourmet Dinner Clubs
Do you love playing in the kitchen and experimenting with new dishes? Then maybe it's time you organized a Gourmet Dinner Club with friends who feel the same way. This feature tells you how.
Do you love playing in the kitchen and experimenting with new dishes? Then maybe it's time you organized a Gourmet Dinner Club with friends who feel the same way. This feature tells you how.
Potluck Parties
When friends feel the impulse to gather and time is short for all, a potluck party is the perfect solution so that no one does too much work.
When friends feel the impulse to gather and time is short for all, a potluck party is the perfect solution so that no one does too much work.
Progressive Dinner Parties
If you're looking for a way to socialize that requires little work or expense and that keeps the party moving all night, then a Progressive Dinner Party may hold the answer for you.
If you're looking for a way to socialize that requires little work or expense and that keeps the party moving all night, then a Progressive Dinner Party may hold the answer for you.
An African Theme Dinner Party
Explore African cuisine with an African theme dinner party.
Explore African cuisine with an African theme dinner party.
An Aussie Style Theme Party
Go "down under" with an Australian themed dinner party.
Go "down under" with an Australian themed dinner party.
A Caribbean Theme Party for Your Dinner Club
Bring the flavors and sounds of the Caribbean to your home with this dinner club menu and party plan.
Bring the flavors and sounds of the Caribbean to your home with this dinner club menu and party plan.
Host a Chili Party
When winter winds are howling and you feel cold right through to your bones, the perfect antidote is a steaming bowl of chili and the company of good friends.
When winter winds are howling and you feel cold right through to your bones, the perfect antidote is a steaming bowl of chili and the company of good friends.
A Japanese Dinner Club Menu
Take your Gourmet Dinner Club on a tour of Japanese cuisine. This article will show you the way to create the right mood and has recipes that provide a good introduction to many facets of the cuisine.
Take your Gourmet Dinner Club on a tour of Japanese cuisine. This article will show you the way to create the right mood and has recipes that provide a good introduction to many facets of the cuisine.
A Hawaiian Luau Dinner Club Menu
Learn all about hosting a Hawaiian Luau from menu ideas to festive decorations (with photo illustrations) to music selections.
Learn all about hosting a Hawaiian Luau from menu ideas to festive decorations (with photo illustrations) to music selections.
An Italian American Dinner Party
Here's a menu for an Italian American Feast that is very similar to the meals enjoyed at my grandmother's table while I was growing up.
Here's a menu for an Italian American Feast that is very similar to the meals enjoyed at my grandmother's table while I was growing up.
A Mexican Fiesta
Mexican cuisine is a lot more interesting than the grub you'll find at your local fast food joint. Use this menu and party tips for exploring it with your dinner club, for Cinco de Mayo, or for anytime you want to put a little spice in your life.
Mexican cuisine is a lot more interesting than the grub you'll find at your local fast food joint. Use this menu and party tips for exploring it with your dinner club, for Cinco de Mayo, or for anytime you want to put a little spice in your life.
A Picnic Dinner in the Park
Take your dinner club on the road with this elegant, do-ahead menu for a picnic dinner in the park.
Take your dinner club on the road with this elegant, do-ahead menu for a picnic dinner in the park.
A Picnic with Panache
Before you head off for your excursion to the beach, park, or mountains, invite your friends to join you for a picnic that has a little more panache than normal. Plan it with the help of these style and menu tips.
Before you head off for your excursion to the beach, park, or mountains, invite your friends to join you for a picnic that has a little more panache than normal. Plan it with the help of these style and menu tips.
A Texas Barbecue Theme Party
Get ready for a down home, finger-lickin' Texas dinner party. Discover the real meaning of Texas barbecue through my interview with an expert on this cuisine. There's also a menu for your dinner club, decorating and music suggestions, and entertainment ideas.
Get ready for a down home, finger-lickin' Texas dinner party. Discover the real meaning of Texas barbecue through my interview with an expert on this cuisine. There's also a menu for your dinner club, decorating and music suggestions, and entertainment ideas.
A Summer Harvest Feast
Enjoy summer's bounty by cooking a vegetarian menu with your dinner club.
Enjoy summer's bounty by cooking a vegetarian menu with your dinner club.
Throw a Girls' Night, Tupperware or Similar Party
Sooner or later every woman will be invited to a Tupperware type of home party. You may even be asked to host one! Begin your planning for this momentous occasion with the suggestions found in this article.
Sooner or later every woman will be invited to a Tupperware type of home party. You may even be asked to host one! Begin your planning for this momentous occasion with the suggestions found in this article.
French Sunday Dinner
Debra Weber, About's Guide to French Cuisine, has put together three delicious menus for Sunday dinner. They're interesting, satisfying and, oh so tempting!
Debra Weber, About's Guide to French Cuisine, has put together three delicious menus for Sunday dinner. They're interesting, satisfying and, oh so tempting!
Classic Dining Moments
Recreate an historical dinner experience with the help of these party packages that include a CD with period music, table menus, place settings, recipes, invitations, trivia games and more.
Recreate an historical dinner experience with the help of these party packages that include a CD with period music, table menus, place settings, recipes, invitations, trivia games and more.
An Impressionist Garden Party
A party plan for hosting a garden party in the spirit and style of the impressionists, from Marlene Allan of Garden Party Online.
A party plan for hosting a garden party in the spirit and style of the impressionists, from Marlene Allan of Garden Party Online.
$20 Dinner Party
Here's an article published in Salon magazine on how to put together a nice event on the cheap. Warning: it requires directly asking guests to contribute supplies.
Here's an article published in Salon magazine on how to put together a nice event on the cheap. Warning: it requires directly asking guests to contribute supplies.
Linda's Dinner Party Ideas
Linda offers a dozen different menus for hosting a dinner party of different sizes.
Linda offers a dozen different menus for hosting a dinner party of different sizes.
Murder Mystery Party Games
Here are answers to frequently asked questions about hosting a murder mystery dinner party from mystery-games.com.
Here are answers to frequently asked questions about hosting a murder mystery dinner party from mystery-games.com.
Your Guide to Planning a Dinner Party
This is a useful page of reminders to help you handle all the details of planning and hosting a dinner party.
This is a useful page of reminders to help you handle all the details of planning and hosting a dinner party.