Comments on: Ideas for Vampire Dinner Party

Question: Ideas for Vampire Dinner Party

rainbowbrite — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:31:40 -0800

Ideas for a vampire-themed dinner party

I'm planning a vampire-themed dinner party with some friends around Halloween, and would love all your ideas for menu, music, decorations, etc. I will be covering the food costs for 8ish people, so something at least semi-budget friendly would be ideal. So far, I'm thinking: red wine, something with lots of garlic, maybe a dessert involving blood oranges? But I'd love specific recipe ideas plus other 'atmosphere' ideas.

Note: This party won't be related to a specific book/movie, so menu items specific to True Blood, Twilight, etc. aren't as helpful (and that's most of what I've found online). Think more old-school Dracula in terms of the intended style.

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:37:30 -0800

Is the theme "things that will repel vampires" or "things that vampires would eat if they ate food"?

Or is it more of a vampirey ambiance kind of situation? For the latter you could do a Romanian menu with lots of tzuika.

By: empath

empath — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:37:36 -0800

I'd think you'd want absolutely no garlic at a vampire party unless you want to kill your guests.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:40:22 -0800

Vampire Vineyards

it's quite a reasonable wine.

By: phunniemee

phunniemee — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:41:02 -0800

This one would require some cost and some prep, but it would be a lot of fun.

Take a high-res picture of your living room (or wherever people will be hanging) in a mirror and photoshop yourself out of it. Print it out poster-size, frame it, and stick it behind glass.

You now have a "mirror" that won't show people's reflections.

By: empath

empath — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:42:15 -0800

You can do something red with sodium alginate to make blood drops for mixed drinks. Perhaps blood orange juice.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:42:45 -0800

Grilled chicken hearts are quite delicious and you can be all "we're eating their hearts bleh bleh!" about it.

By: rainbowbrite

rainbowbrite — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:43:00 -0800

To clarify: the theme is 'vampire-related,' so could involve both vampire-repelling foods and vampire-attracting foods.

By: likeso

likeso — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:43:09 -0800

Ooh, red velvet cake trumps blood oranges as dessert!

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:44:19 -0800

also maybe something like these cupcakes?

By: EmpressCallipygos

EmpressCallipygos — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:44:51 -0800

No no no -- what you want are these cupcakes for the dessert - jelly-filled cupcakes with white frosting and two "punctures" in the top that dribble out "blood".

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:46:05 -0800

I think we can agree that having ALL these cakes is the very best idea and that any leftover cake should go to me.

By: phunniemee

phunniemee — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:46:17 -0800

No no no--what you want are these cupcakes simply because they glow in the dark.

By: Namlit

Namlit — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:47:29 -0800

I once was at a party where they served Swiss-style cheese fondue made with red wine. It looks like nothing on earth. Bonus point: it also tastes so.

By: likeso

likeso — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:48:18 -0800

Yes, all the cakes, and any leftovers to elizardbits. I currently have no self-control re bloody cakes.

By: elizardbits

elizardbits — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:49:01 -0800

Mixed red cocktails served in hospital blood bags? I wonder if medical supply places sell the empties.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:53:01 -0800

I feel like you might want food associated with hunting, venison, pheasant, squab, etc.

By: likeso

likeso — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:54:05 -0800

How about shish kebob = food on wooden stakes?

By: xyzzy

xyzzy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:54:24 -0800

Whatever you do, your playlist should include "Bloodletting" by Concrete Blonde. And "Closer" by Kings of Leon.

By: empath

empath — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:00:34 -0800

And Rippin Kittin by Miss Kittin.

By: PuppetMcSockerson

PuppetMcSockerson — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:04:21 -0800

Killer by the Plain White T's has a verse that is all "If I were a vampire, walking the night..."

why not do your meal in phases? Maybe appetizers are patently vampire killer-ish (loads of garlic, things served on mirrored plates, crosses on EVERYTHING, etc), and then the main meal can be extra vampirey with blood drips and the whole thing.

Can you make a borscht or tomato soup with added food colouring to make it blood red?

By: Marie Mon Dieu

Marie Mon Dieu — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:10:48 -0800

Maybe start off with some Bloody Brains shooters?

By: hurdy gurdy girl

hurdy gurdy girl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:16:11 -0800

You could make vodka ice cubes shaped like vampire teeth and serve them in a Bloody Mary.

By: misha

misha — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:30:30 -0800

Rachael Ray has a Ghoulash for Halloween. No idea how good it is, but I was searching for recipes with virgin olive oil to go with your Dracula theme (because he always went after the young maidens).

You can make "blood" cocktails in these test tubes (the size I linked to holds ~2 oz, a typical shot glass would be 1.5 oz).

Or just try these Blood in the water cocktails (scroll down).

More cake! Bloody brain cake (eww, but yummy).

And I'd include "People are Strange" in any vampire playlist, because it worked so well in Lost Boys.

By: firei

firei — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:41:28 -0800

You can flip through this cookbook for ideas: Love at First Bite!

By: Sunburnt

Sunburnt — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:12:23 -0800

Invitations!

Vampires can't enter a place without an invitation for some reason.

By: The Whelk

The Whelk — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:15:27 -0800

and for decor just Dorm Room Goth the hell out of it. Lace! Black gauze! All of this very far away from the required candles. Skulls!

By: Namlit

Namlit — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:29:08 -0800

and for decor just Dorm Room Goth the hell out of it. Lace! Black gauze! All of this very far away from the required candles. Skulls!...

...plastic fake shit taped to the fan...

By: paperzach

paperzach — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:23:15 -0800

A bloody steak is a great menu item for any occasion.

By: subject_verb_remainder

subject_verb_remainder — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:32:26 -0800

In a search for red candies, I just stumbled upon these liquid candy blood bags that seem like a perfect fit.

By: eralclare

eralclare — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:06:17 -0800

Re: firei's suggestion, here is a dinner party based on that book. I personally like "steak through the heart."