Great dinner party idea

[evan]

My BFF celebrated her 40th birthday yesterday and had invited her best friends for dinner.

The theme of the dinner was "History", and so we ate ourselves back 40 years in time. The first course was sashimi and green tea (2013). The next course was a Thai wok (2003), then we had taco (1993), Italian casserole (1983) and at the end, fruit cocktail and semifreddo (1973).

The dishes might be a little off from what you remember from those years (decades), but that's what people over here ate at the time.

I love the idea and I'm so inspired, and now I'm thinking I can put this to use for my next New Years Eve dinner with a 10 course dinner, as in 100 years back in time.

I wanted to share it here too because we're always looking for great dinner party ideas, right? smileys/smile.gif

 

[dawnnys]

Very cute idea. I've always wanted to do a fondue party ('70's?)

 

[joe]

I love the 100-year New Year's idea. Would costume changes be over the top?

 

[evan]

I LOVE the costume idea, Joe! I'd totally do that! smileys/bigsmile.gif

 

[barbara-in-va]

What if you had 10 different guests/couples, each assigned to a certain decade...

They could bring a dish from that decade, maybe some music and dress for that period. This way everyone could get involved!

 

[marilynfl]

Aw geez...I was going to invite myself for the 1600's and bring The Plague as a side-dish.

 

[cheezz]

and if anyone could do it, I have confidence it would be you smileys/smile.gif

 

[cheezz]

...figure out how to make The Plague side dish, I mean ...heehee

 

[sylvia]

How about a black risotto?

 

[cheezz]

Personally, I think anything with mushrooms...or organ meats...qualifies