If you’re tired of feeling FOMO while scrolling through pictures of beautiful dinner parties on Pinterest, you’ve come to the right place! Enter your hosting era with us and use these ideas to put together aesthetically pleasing dinner parties for you and your friends or take inspiration for a romantic date night in.
Make-Your-Own Party
This interactive theme is open to so many possibilities! Rather than a set menu, allow your guests to customize their meals with a buffet style of toppings, sauces and seasonings. As the host, you can prep all of the ingredients ahead of time and sit back as you watch everyone’s unique creations.
- Make-Your-Own Pizza
- Make-Your-Own Tacos
- Make-Your-Own Mac & Cheese
- Make-Your-Own Sushi
Fork n’ Film
Inspired by the iconic, immersive cinematic dining experiences in New York City, LA, Las Vegas and London, a Fork n’ Film inspired dinner party is perfect for any movie lovers!
Bring your favourite movie’s food to life by creating multi-course small plates for you and your guests to enjoy while you watch the film.
Serve each dish at the same time as the movie characters enjoy for a fully immersive experience!
- Ratatouille
- Harry Potter
- The Princess and The Frog
- Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
- Home Alone or Home Alone 2 (during the holidays)
Destination Dinner
If your dream vacations never seem to make it out of the group chat, you can still experience an essence of your bucket list destination with a destination themed dinner party! Choose dishes from your travel destination’s cuisine to whip up for you and your guests.
Elevate your party further with themed decor and music to immerse yourselves in the culture.
- Italy (you can get specific, too! Think Tuscany or Amalfi)
- Greece
- Japan
- India
Food & Wine Pairings
Bring the winery to your home with a food & wine pairing party! Choose three to four bottles of different wine varieties from crisp white to bold reds and curate dishes to pair with each bottle.
Have fun tasting and testing the different pairings and cosplay as a wine sommelier!
Restaurant Copycat
Whether you have a go-to spot with a menu you love or see a spot with good food all over your TikTok feed, this is a great idea to test your kitchen skills and try to recreate restaurant recipes.
Fine dining or fast food, there are so many possibilities!
- Olive Garden
- Chick-fil-A
- T.G.I. Friday’s
- Panera Bread
- Chipotle
- In-N-Out
- Taco Bell
Fondue Night
Dip & dunk to your heart’s content with a fondue dinner party! Melt your preferred cheeses and have your guests dip their favourite pairings such as potatoes, bread, meats and pickles.
Continue the theme with chocolate fondue with fruit for dessert!
Potluck Party
Hosting can be a lot of work! Allow your guests to help contribute with a potluck party! Get each guest to make their own dish (or platter/board) to share with the party.
Mixing different cuisines and family recipes is a fun way to try new dishes and makes for a stress-free evening of hosting. To spice it up further, create a theme for the dishes and see what your guests show up with!
- Dips only
- Bring-Your-Own Board/flight
- Thanksgiving Courses
- DIY “Backyard” BBQ (backyard optional)
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