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• Decide what kind of party works for you and your guests: cocktail, buffet, sit down, etc. • Plan the menu • Draw up the shopping list • Take an inventory of pots, pans, dishes, flatware, glasses, napkins, and serving utensils and vessels to make sure you have all the equipment you need for cooking and serving. Know just how much to serve your guests• Count on 3 drinks per guest. • Provide guests with non-alcoholic drink choices. • Assume some of your guests will be vegetarians. • Count on 4 to 6 hors d'oeuvres per person if you're serving a meal. If you're just serving hors d'oeuvres with cocktails, the amount goes up to 12 pieces per person.• A portion of meat per person is 1/4 to 1/3 pound. • A portion of vegetables, rice, pasta, or salad is 1/2 cup. • A 9-inch pie or tart (after a large meal) will serve 8 to 10. • Always prepare a selection of items that can be served at room temperature. That way you don't have to worry that your hot entree will be getting cold, or your cold dessert will be melting
Tips for a Powerhouse Super Bowl Party. You should plan your Super Bowl get-together the way a team prepares for the game itself. Get scouting reports, know your opposition inside out and leave nothing to chance!
Scouting Report. Scout out the place where you are going to hold the party. Make sure the TV is big enough and can be seen from all angles. Make sure you have enough seating and table space for drinks, snacks and dishes. Tray tables are a must. Have a lot of napkins, but not necessarily coasters.
Know Your Opposition, aka, the Guests. A Super Bowl party is not your mother's tea party. These people are coming to yell and scream, lose or win money and be fed. They are going to expect to be fed from the time the endless pre-game starts until the final whistle, and you've got to know that going in.
Preparation: Lack of preparation can be the death knell for your Super Bowl dreams. Prepare!
WINE WITH MEAL
You're always looking for balance, both within the wine itself, but also with the food you're serving with it. Some guidelines to think about, though any combination is possible:
Steamed halibut: Something mellow, herby, and acidic, like a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, or a white from the Loire Valley in France.
Spaghetti and meatballs: A bigger wine, with acidity, herbs, and brighter fruit to balance out the meat. Here, Chianti classico (from Tuscany) would be perfect, or an old-style Rioja (from Spain).
Indian take-out: Look for a slightly sweet, low-alcohol wine, one that'll give the palate some relief. German, Australian, or New York Riesling would work, or California Viognier or Austrian Gewürztraminer.
Enchiladas: Depending on the level of spice, either go sweeter, like you would for Indian food, or think mellow white, dry rosé with backbone, or spicy red: New World Chardonnay, a Spanish or French rosé, or South American Malbec.
Seared salmon: Either an assertive, fruity white or a mellow red would work here: California Chardonnay, whites from the Rhône valley (in France), or Pinot Noir (called Burgundy if it's from France).
Steak and potatoes: The sky's the limit here -- you want big, bold, fruity, and jammy: American red Zinfandel or Cabernet Sauvignon, Australian Shiraz, or Bordeaux (from France).
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