Show Me Your Themed Parties

TeamRey

I love looking at themed parties and the ideas (food, decor, games, etc.) that people come up with.

 

joelen&louis

I have quite a list, mainly all based on food and not so much on decor.

Here are links to menus:

MENUS - DINNER WITH GUESTS

MENUS - HOLIDAYS

Here are the party/GTG themes I've hosted:

CHEF SPOTLIGHT DINNERS
My Chef Spotlight Dinners highlight a specific chef or a group of chefs for the contributions they have made to the culinary community. Each month friends prepare a dish of the chosen chef(s) to share for a potluck dinner I host. Together we enjoy & talk about our dishes, the chef(s) & their contributions and have a wonderful evening with friends & food.

IN THE KITCHEN
Being an organizer of a cooking group, my friends and I definitely spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen. In the past, we started out working in a commercial kitchen but we got too big! So these days I'll host various cooking classes & interactive cooking events in my home. Here you'll find the different events I've hosted focused on specific foods and/or food themes.

FOODIE FILMS
As an avid movie fan, I especially like movies that that has a definite culinary viewpoint as part of the story line. To combine both food and film, I created these events where attendees prepare a potluck dish inspired by the chosen culinary inspired movie and we watch the movie together.

WINE & DINES
After a trip to the wine country of Sonoma & Napa, CA, I was inspired to learn more about wine. I love researching about food and sharing what I've learned with others. Every month I host an event, 'Wine & Dine', and friends come over to learn about specific wine varietals and enjoy tasting many of them over paired foods of a certain theme/cuisine. These links capture the wines we've tasted along with the types of foods we served them with.

TASTING SESSIONS
Tasting Sessions takes the principle behind a wine tasting nine steps further and features step-by-step instructions for hosting different types of tastings including: wine, chocolate, tea, honey, balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, cheese, apples, beer and cured meats. It's a unique concept of 'deep tasting,' opening up the palate by slowly savoring a food or drink in a structured fashion.

FOOD SWAPS
Most people are familiar with Holiday Cookie Swaps, but I've taken it a step further to incorporate the idea & concept throughout the year. Every month, friends prepare the chosen food that can be easily shared and/or portioned. When we get together, everyone takes home their portion of all our offerings to enjoy for themselves.

brittbug

My bridal shower was themed "pretty in pink" since that is my favorite color. Everything was pink the cake the decorations everything. I really fit my crazy for pink personality. It is kind of over used but still fun

kcpokergal

What kind of party are you thinking?  Just randomly throwing them out for lots of things I've organized or attended:

Celebrity themed baby shower, 80s themed bachelorette, 50s housewife bachelorette, pretty in pink bachelorette, general parties or casino nights: James Bond, USO (WWII), Moulin Rouge, Casablanca

I am a big fan of costume parties if you couldn't tell:)

KINI*IN*LOVE

We do  a color themed party every year; this year it was yellow

http://wordsonwendhurst.blogspot.com/2009/08/year-of-yellow-culoare-zi-2009.html

 and the year before that was blue

http://wordsonwendhurst.blogspot.com/2008/07/culoare-zi.html

They are tons of fun! This year is red, and I can't wait. :-)  

anna.oskar

I'm doing a garden party this summer.  This is the inspiration board I made for it.  It is, of course, just ideas at this point.