HALLOWEEN entertaining guide
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☐ The Decorations
☐ Appetizers
☐ Beverages
☐ Desserts
Sticks collected from the backyard spray painted in black and white, pumpkins over various shapes, sizes, textures and colors and black roses make for a spooktacular setting.
If you’re serving alcoholic drinks, plan on three to four cocktails per guest for a two- to three-hour party. A seasonal favorite like apple cider can easily play double-duty, non-alcoholic for the teetotalers and kids in your group and spiked with rum or bourbon for those that choose to imbibe.
Seasonal colors of Orange and Black are found in more than just candy. Elevate your affair with caviar (we suggest our DEAN & DELUCA Salmon Roe, orange and Gold Label Oesetra Caviar, black).
Cupcakes and cookies are easy for guests to eat and fun to decorate for Halloween. Using our Something Wicked Cupcake Kit you can even allow guests to express themselves by adding spooky stickers and toppers of their choosing. Serve on a platter surrounded by “smoke” made from dry ice and you have a yummy treat and showstopper for your dessert table.
� Serving dishes & glassware
Count your platters and various cocktail glasses beforehand to make sure you have enough for the food & beverage to be served.
� Gift Bags
Set out glass jars loaded with different types of candies and mini scoops, and let guests fill their own goodie bags to take home. We suggest going high-style and gifting guests a DEAN & DELUCA Mini Tote of Treats filled with a selection of bewitching Halloween treats such as Kettle Corn, Pumpkin Spice Maltballs, Lollipops and Candy Corn.
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A SOPHISTICATED SCARE AFFAIR If your crowd of friends is past the costume phase this is the party for you.
Our menu suggestions: • Bite Sized Latkes topped with Bellwether Crème Fraiche and Salmon Roe or Gold Label Oesetra Caviar. • A world-class cheese and charcuterie assortment stocked with favorites like Olympic Provisions, Humbolt Fog and Smoked Apple Walnut Cheese. • Our Pure Chocolate Skull by FIKA provides an opportunity to explore the dark side, allowing guests to shave pieces of chocolate from this artful dessert table centerpiece.
Siberian Caviar
White Sturgeon
Osetra Caviar
Spoonbill caviar
Salmon roe
sea trout roe
• Jalisco Pear Margarita, recipe on opposite page.
what to serve: jalisco pear margarita INGREDIENTS • • • • •
1 ounces tequila, 100% agave 2 ounces Rothman & Winter Orchard Pear 1/4 ounce allspice dram 1/2 ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice Garnish: fresh or dried pear slice
DIRECTIONS 1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add tequila, pear liqueur, allspice dram, and lemon. 2. Shake until well chilled, about 15 seconds. 3. Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Garnish with pear and serve.
PROHIBITION PARTY As law enforcement officials shut down countless bars and saloons across the country speakeasies sprang up overnight. By 1925 tens of thousands had opened in New York City alone. To drive up sales these speakeasies began to offer forward-thinking culinary delights in addition to intoxicating beverages. Assorted bite-sized canapés became popular as did hosting cocktail parties at home.
Our menu suggestions: • Appetizers and Finger Foods (no pun intended). We recommend our Cheese Lovers or Comfort Appetizer Collections. Each collection boasts three varieties of gourmet bites-sized indulgence. • Marshmallow treats were chic in the Prohibition era. Play homage with our Shortbread S’more Collection, a collection of 20 S’mores. • Spiderweb Truffles scream Halloween. Perfectly packaged, these chocolate truffles can also serve as a gift for your guests. • Smoked Bourbon Old-Fashioned, recipe on opposite page.
what to serve: smoked bourbon old-fashioned INGREDIENTS • • • • •
2 parts Knob Creek® Bourbon ¼ - ½ part simple syrup Dash of Fee Brother’s Aromatic Bitters The Smoking Gun® Lemon Peel
DIRECTIONS 1. Mix your drink in a bar shaker or glass. Cover the top of the shaker or carafe with plastic wrap, leaving one edge open for the rubber smoking tube of a The Smoking Gun®. 2. Insert the tube all the way to the bottom of the drink. Fire the smoking gun to fill the shaker with smoke. Quickly remove the hose and seal the top of the shaker with plastic. 3. Let stand for three to four minutes. Uncover and stir in the smoke with a bar spoon. Repeat as needed until the desired degree of smokiness has been acheived. 4. Garnish with a lemon peel (optional).
Please, treat responsibly Each of our domestic locations reflect our brand’s history and are stocked with exclusive items for Halloween.
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