Take Your Outdoor Dinners to the Next Level This Spring With Theme Nights
June 10, 2021
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Rayna Rossitto
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Cookbook Club
The season of outdoor dining under barely working heaters is finally (almost) over. It’s time to take the covers off the patio furniture and savor that extra hour of sunlight by eating outside. But before you set out the placemats, consider incorporating a theme into your dinner party. From '70s-inspired dishes for a retro get-together to blankets and baguettes for a backyard picnic, these themes will bring your outdoor dinners to new heights.
For an all-hands-on-deck approach, treat your dinner party like a potluck. Pick out a cookbook from your collection, and ask each guest to choose a dish. Make sure you have all the bases covered: a few appetizers, an entrée (or two), and dessert. For drinks, opt for an easy batched cocktail with two ingredients, like AHA sparkling water and an aperitif.
French-Riviera-Inspired Picnic
This themed dinner brings all the French vibes to your backyard. Swap out the table and chairs for a blanket and cushions. Keep the dinner simple and chic: pick up a large, crusty baguette from the bakery and an assortment of cheeses and dips (you can’t go wrong with whipped ricotta). To really elevate dining al fresco, bring out the food in a picnic basket, then set the scene with LED lamps and ambient tunes, straight from the shores of Saint-Tropez.
Time to break out that fondue pot in your back cabinet and party like it’s the '70s. There are so many old-school appetizers to choose from: pigs in a blanket, deviled eggs, cheese-stuffed mushrooms, and ham pinwheels. If you’re feeling extra fancy, serve personal-sized shrimp cocktails in martini glasses.
For the main dish, make a casserole with a side of glazed carrots. Ask your guests to dress according to theme: think A-line dresses with bold prints, go-go boots, and big hair. And for dessert, try a classic pineapple upside-down cake with a cherry on top.
Retro Dinner Party
We partnered with AHA Sparkling Water™ to help you celebrate all those little AHA moments throughout your day.
Take Your Outdoor Dinners to the Next Level This Spring With Theme Nights
Time to break out that fondue pot in your back cabinet and party like it’s the '70s. There are so many old-school appetizers to choose from: pigs in a bl nket, deviled eggs, cheese-stuffed mushrooms, and ham pinwheels. If you’re feeling extra fa(AHA)ncy, serve personal-sized shrimp cocktails in martini glasses.
For the main dish, make a c sserole with a side of glazed carrots. Ask your guests to dress according to theme: think A-line dresses with bold prints, go-go boots, and big hair. And for dessert, try a classic pineapple upside-down cake with a cherry on top.
Retro Dinner Party
This themed dinner brings all the French vibes to your backyard. Swap out the table and chairs for a blanket and cushions. Keep the dinner simple and chic: pick up a large, crusty baguette from the bakery and an ssortment of cheeses and dips (you can’t go wrong with whipped ricotta). To really elevate dining al fresco, bring out the food in a picnic basket, then set the scene with LED lamps and mbient tunes, straight from the shores of Saint-Tropez.
French-Riviera-Inspired Picnic
For an all-hands-on-deck approach, treat your dinner party like a potluck. Pick out a cookbook from your collection, and ask each guest to choose a dish. Make sure you have all the bases covered: a few ppetizers, an entrée (or two), and dessert. For drinks, opt for an easy batched cocktail with two ingredients, like AHA sparkling water and an peritif.
Cookbook Club
The season of outdoor dining under barely working heaters is finally (almost) over. It’s time to take the covers off the p tio furniture and savor that extra hour of sunlight by eating outside. But before you set out the placemats, consider incorporating a theme into your dinner p rty. From '70s-inspired dishes for a retro get-together to blankets and baguettes for a backyard picnic, these themes will bring your outdoor dinners to new heights.
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Undo
This Southern-style dinner is an interactive experience that your guests are guaranteed to get a kick out of. Customize the ingredients to your liking — shrimp, crawfish, clams, and lobster all work — then simmer the seafood in a large pot with plenty of spices, potatoes, sausage, and corn. No plates or utensils are needed here — just serve the food directly on a newspaper-lined table. Arm your guests with plenty of napkins and bibs, then dig in.
Seafood Boil
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Seafood Boil
This Southern-style dinner is an interactive experience that your guests are guaranteed to get a kick out of. Customize the ingredients to your liking — shrimp, cr wfish, clams, and lobster all work — then simmer the seafood in a large pot with plenty of spices, potatoes, s usage, and corn. No plates or utensils are needed here — just serve the food directly on a newspaper-lined table. Arm your guests with plenty of napkins and bibs, then dig in.
June 10, 2021