Plan by cuisine
Party Food by Cuisine
The cuisine determines the format, the timing, and the amount of day-of cooking required. Choose yours, then cross-reference with the occasion and dietary requirements.
Italian
Italian food is the party host's best friend when it needs to be: pasta scales to any number, lasagn...
bruschettarisottoosso buco
Mexican
Mexican food is the best cuisine for feeding dietary heterogeneity. When you have vegans, carnivores...
tacosenchiladasguacamole
Mediterranean
Mediterranean food — meaning here the mezze tradition that runs from Catalonia to Lebanon — is the e...
hummustabboulehstuffed vine leaves
Indian
Indian food solves the omnivore-vegetarian-vegan problem because northern Indian vegetarian cooking ...
dal makhanibiryanipalak paneer
Thai
Thai food is extremely party-friendly until you introduce severe nut allergies: groundnuts and peanu...
pad thaigreen currymango sticky rice
Japanese
Japanese food is the most precise cuisine to cater for a party. The knife work is real, the sourcing...
sushigyozaramen
Chinese
Chinese banquet format — many dishes at centre, shared family-style — was engineered for large group...
har gowchar siumapo tofu
French
French food at a party divides into two traditions that rarely cross: the informal charcuterie-and-w...
coq au vintarte tatinniçoise
Southern American
Southern American cooking — the fried chicken belt, the low country boil, the pit barbecue tradition...
fried chickenbiscuits and gravyshrimp and grits
Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern food — specifically the Persian, Lebanese, and Turkish traditions — is built for hosp...
kebabsmujaddarama'amoul
Korean
Korean barbecue is the most interactive party format outside of a fondue set: guests cook their own ...
bulgogijapchaepajeon
Vietnamese
Vietnamese food is the lightest and freshest option for a summer party: herb-forward, bright with li...
goi cuonphobun cha
Greek
Greek food is the most sociable Mediterranean cuisine: mezes are meant to be shared slowly over conv...
spanakopitamoussakasouvlaki
American Classic
Classic American party food — the devilled eggs, the seven-layer dip, the icebox cake — has a bad re...
devilled eggsseven-layer dipmac and cheese
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