I ended up at a friend's Christmas party, and she had a wonderful array of finger foods both warm and served chilled ranging up to 20 different things to serve her guests. I naturally ventured out to the mass amount of liqour that was asking to be organized and served. I'm use to being the hostess and even at a party, if I'm not helping out in the kitchen, the bar feels the most natural place to be making sure cocktails are being enjoyed by all. We made drinks last night that I don't know have names yet, but large crowds are fun ways to experiment :) Holiday parties with a lot of people ( 30 people ) or more, finger foods is an easy and effective way of serving people and making rounds. As the party goes, making sure someone is consolidating the trays and making sure garbage is maintained. This makes people coming in "fashionably late" don't feel like they are coming into the party getting leftovers. Whether you are hosting a party of hiring the pros to do it for you, keeping things neat and organized helps make your party run smoothly.
PS No guest should ever have to clean up.
Happy Holidays and Seasons Eating!
Teresa Potter
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