Q: I'm hosting an American Psycho-themed party for my husband's birthday but am having trouble thinking of appetizers to serve. The food in the film/book was all so bizarre and pretentious (think sea urchin ceviche and squid ravioli in a lemongrass broth with goat cheese profiteroles).
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Editor: Mallory, wow! That is quite a party theme. Readers, any advice or recipe recommendations for Mallory?
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I think if you do a quick search for 1980's foods or menus, you will get lots of ideas. Or even find a cookbook that was popular in the 80's like Silver Pallet.
http://www.foodtimeline.org/fooddecades.html#1980s
well, blood red velvet cake or cupcakes is a must!
Ribs?
Blood Red Velvet Cake -- genius! Bonus points if you cut it with a chainsaw!
Brain shaped pudding with cranberry sauce?
You should make anything that is mentioned/eaten in the movie.
cran-apple juice, goat cheese profiteroles, arugula caesar salad, swordfish meatloaf with onion marmalade, a rare-roasted partridge breast in raspberry coulis with a sorrel timbale, cilantro crawfish gumbo, mud soup, charcoal arugula, pork loin with lime jello, peanut butter soup with smoked duck and mashed squash, red snapper with violets and pine nuts
Label each dish with a card that looks like a business card.
FEED ME A STRAY CAT
I read the book for the first time last summer. I'll never be able to eat brie again.
Love this idea! Wouldn't the point, though, be to have bizarre and pretentious food? Subbing more standard stuff takes away the American Psycho-ness, at least in my mind.
Love HMO's idea -- super creative
Hi all. Original question-asker here. I should've phrased it more clearly-- I am indeed looking for bizarre and pretentious combos. Most of the 80s appetizer recipes I've come across online don't seem to fit. I love the business card label and blood red velvet cake ideas! Thanks for your help!
One of the business cards must say
"don't just stare at it, eat it"
steak tartare - nuf' said!
OK - I can help with the music - 80's new wave classic playlist - the food - ummm....not so sure! But I like Squintzchaser's suggestion!
I'd definitely try to do the goat cheese profiteroles and red velvet is a great idea. I did cupcakes once for a zombie party where i drizzled heated strawberry preserves over the white frosting. looks very gory with chunks of dark-red fruit.
Tuna or steak tartar would be very 80s and bloody (great idea Thill!)
80s food and the book are all about artifice and glamor. This was the era of squeeze bottle sauces and things forced into rings and the birth of bad fusion. i'd maybe do that ubiquitous 80s app, the salmon mousse in a cucumber cup.
@ ATM Machine - best comment. EVER.
tex mex fusion foods would be appropriate. And maybe some gelato.
My God it even has a watermark...