The Next Iron Chef Party

Nov 302011
 

wine charms with the next iron chef photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I recently threw a shindig to kick off the new sea­son of The Next Iron Chef. Although it’s too late to repli­cate this for a pre­mier party, you can take every­thing I did and use it to throw your own sea­son finale party. The finale will be aired Decem­ber 18th.
Make your guest list and send out an Evite. If you want some sug­ges­tions on what to say on your invi­ta­tion click here.

evite invitation example

A copy of my Evite. Click on to enlarge.

a clothes pin stamped, eat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What went down:
  • Every­one chose a chef from this sea­sons NIC and made an appe­tizer from one of their recipes.
  • After hav­ing fun tast­ing all of the gourmet good­ies, we voted to see who was “our” Next Iron chef.
  • I made wine charms with all the con­tes­tant chefs pho­tos on them. Also attached to the glasses were mini keys that unlocked a box with a secret ingre­di­ent for them to take home. You had to take your key and keep try­ing to open locks until you found the one yours opened. This was a lot of fun and a great party favor for the occasion.
  • After eat­ing and min­gling we watched the sea­son pre­mier together.
mini locks you can find at the dollar store

minia­ture locks that I found at the Dol­lar Store

photos of the iron chefs on tags for the wine glasses

small ship­ping tags with chefs photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

diy wine charms with photos of the different chefs

DIY wine charms with keys to unlock their secret ingre­di­ent box

different unique food items for secret ingredient party favors

“off the beaten path” secret ingre­di­ents for the party favor box

 

 

ballot to vote for your favorite appetizer

bal­lots for guests to choose they’re favorite appe­tizer of the evening

party favor box filled with a secret ingredient

DIY party favor boxes filled with a secret ingredient

 

 

 

 

 

mini skewers with food tags for the appetizers brought

mini skew­ers with my guests (chefs) names to place on their appetizers

 

 

 

an apron that a guest wore that says, "may the forks be with you"

“may the forks be with you” apron a guest wore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you will be inspired to host an Iron Chef party for your fam­ily and friends!

Party food pho­tos here.
Free down­loads here to help you make your own party.
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  • Camille Beck­strand

    Oh my gosh– this is seri­ously the cutest party idea!! The quote on the apron is crack­ing me up! You are so dang cre­ative and tal­ented! I am pin­ning this because I think it’s so great! Thanks so much for link­ing up to Strut Your Stuff Sat­ur­day! We hope that you will join us tomor­row!
    Camille @
    SixSistersStuff.blogspot.com 

  • Sherry

    What a great party idea!  Thank you for join­ing me at Home Sweet Home!
    Sherry

  • Kayla Retich

    So cute.  What a fun idea!

  • The Shady Porch

    Wow…I’m a BIG fan of Iron Chef and this party sounds like a lot of fun! Great ideas, from the party favors to the charms! Thanks so much for sharing!

  • http://www.stylebaggage.com/ Nel­lene

    Thanks! Well, maybe you could host your own for the finale on Decem­ber 18th. I have the links for all my free down­loads to help you put it together. It really wasn’t that hard to do. The fun was so worth it!

  • http://www.stylebaggage.com/ Nel­lene

    I bet the kids would absolutely love that! Hope you get the chance to do it.

  • http://atnannstable.blogspot.com Nann

    What a dar­ling party idea. Love it just love it. I too am a big celebrity iron chef watcher and so enjoy the show. Your party is one I wish I could have attended. Very very clever.

  • South Bay Studio

    I love the idea of the keys.  You gave me some good ideas, could be used in any occa­sion.  Even my 2nd grade class. One key to unlock a prize, etc.  Thanks for sharing.…Kathi

  • Colleen

    Fun party!