Sunday, February 1, 2009

The key to being popular at a potluck.

What's your favorite dish?

Perhaps counter-intuitively, this is not a particularly important question to consider when choosing what to make for a potluck dinner.

The key to being a successful pot-luck guest (i.e. taking something that most people will actually eat), is taking something recognizable, that LOOKS appetizing. It is all about visual presentation, and some level of familiarity. It is about appealing to the lowest common denominator.

My favorite things to take to a potluck are chocolate covered strawberries (cheap and easy to make), homemade chunky guacamole and chips, and stuffed mushrooms. Recognizable. Appetizing to most folks.

Happy Super Bowl!

- sean

Sean Spence
Community Events
www.commevents.com
seanspence@earthlink.net

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