Holiday Party Food For Classy Dudes

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Photo: Frances Janisch

Regular party food is for regular parties. Up your game and watch the soirée follow suit.

 

Good news (for most of you) — it's holiday party season! We'd rather hang out and drink with our friends, so we'd like to spend as little time in the kitchen as possible with maximum results. Lofty goal? Think again — we've rounded up some easy, satisfying and winter-appropriate party food for your kickback, soirée or slightly-less-formal-than-a-hoedown gathering. We defy you to find any normal person who rejects this awesome spread.

Appetizers

• Beet-Cured Gravlax
• Smashed Shrimp Shumai
• Classic Latkes
• Soba Sushi Rolls
• Bhut Jolokia Wings
• Chorizo Potato Bites 
   

Drinks

• Inch By Inch Cocktail
• Red Negroni
• Butternut Squash-Infused Rum
• Petite Sidecar Cocktail

Have a great weekend!