Our vegetarian friends were glad to see that half of our deviled eggs were meat-free and only topped with fresh parsley from the garden. If you are going to add meat to something that normally does not contain meat, make half of them without. Keeping friends’ food sensitivities and preferences in mind always shows the signs of a gracious host. We added bacon to the top of half our deviled eggs and gourmet macadamia nuts and pistachios to our mixed nuts. Give everything a modern upgrade by using premium ingredients and adding little extras. To delight our friends and lovers of Mid-Century Modern for the night, we served stuffed mushrooms, smoked salmon canapés, deviled eggs, cream cheese stuffed celery, California dip (as known as onion dip) and chips, mixed nuts, mini cheese balls, and Li’l Smokies wrapped in bacon.
Add some shrimp cocktail and an assortment of canapés to easily round out the menu. Stuffed mushrooms were a cocktail party staple of the early 60s, and they will be just as popular with your guests today. Passed hors d’oeuvres consisting of both small bites of warm and cold foods are exactly the simple kinds of foods you will want for your Mad Men menu. All items that can be easily eaten with one hand while carrying a drink in the other. Think chips and dip, mixed nuts, and deviled eggs. Finger foods were a popular party food during that time. Hopefully after a few drinks, your guests will be inclined to do a few dances of the 60s, such as the Twist or Mashed Potato.įor a retro cocktail party food menu, you will want to go with early 60s era classics. For a 60s soundtrack to play throughout the night, go with musical artists of the time like Rosemary Clooney, Frankie Laine, and Ella Fitzgerald. Lastly, set the mood with the right music. You can pick up candy cigarettes through many sellers of vintage candies.
Instead, put out candy cigarettes to help everyone get into mad man (or woman) mood while being a fun photo prop without suggesting that people smoke. Now, we don’t want to advocate smoking, but cigarettes were a big sign of that time. Add a few other household items you would have commonly seen in the home, like rotary phones, bar carts, vintage LIFE magazines, or anything starburst. Borrow some vintage serving trays from your grandparents or pick some up at your local thrift store. Even if you don’t, there are a few simple things you can do to bring this era to your home. If you or a friend has a period decorated Mid-Century modern home like those designed by Frank Lloyd Wright or Pierre Koening, it will easily take your guests back in time. Do you love Mad Men? Do the set designs, fashion, culinary delights, and libations of that time delight and excite you? If you share this love with me, break out your cocktail shakers and martini glasses to host an early 1960s-inspired cocktail party with retro hors d’oeuvres, classic cocktails, and period-perfect attire.
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