Mystery Hostess Party: Garlic Bites - Good Cold?

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses a participant's experience planning a Mystery Hostess party, focusing on the preparation of garlic bites and their suitability for serving cold. Participants share their opinions on the taste of garlic bites when not served fresh and suggest alternatives for the event.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions planning to serve garlic bites with smashed potato soup at a Mystery Hostess party and inquires about their taste when served cold.
  • Another participant expresses the view that garlic bites are not very good cold and suggests serving bread instead.
  • One participant considers the possibility of cooking the garlic bites at the restaurant to ensure they are served warm.
  • Another participant suggests using beer bread mix as an alternative accompaniment.
  • One participant shares that they made beer bread to pair with a dip instead of the garlic bites.
  • One participant expresses approval of the decision to use beer bread and encourages the original poster to share how the party goes.
  • One participant reports that the party was successful, with positive feedback on the soup and desserts, and mentions achieving some bookings and sales.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ regarding the taste of garlic bites when served cold, with some participants suggesting alternatives while others focus on the original dish.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects personal experiences related to hosting events and food preparation, specifically in the context of a Mystery Hostess party.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for insights on food pairings and event planning for similar gatherings may find this discussion relevant.

lakamper
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I'm doing a Mystery Hostess party/open house this afternoon. I'm going to make the smashed potato soup and put it in my crockpot (No oven), and then I wanted to make these yummy sounding garlic bites to go with them. Has anyone made them and served them a couple hours later, or eaten them later? Are they good colder? I could try and warm them up in their microwave or something (it's at a restaurant and I'm cooking everything at home)

Whatever help you can do would be great!!
 
I do not think they are verry good cold. I would just get a nice loaf of bread to go with. Garlic bites are mostly for showing off cookware next to a stone demo anyway.
 
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i suppose I can ask if I could cook them there..........they just sounded so good!
 
Do you have any beer bread mix? That would be good too.
 
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actually I made beer bread, I was going to use it with the blt dip, but I just got some wheat thins for that and I'll use the bread with the soup. Thanks for your help :)
 
That sounds like a better alternative. Let us know how everything goes.
 
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The party went pretty well, everyone loved the soup with the beer bread and the desserts were a hit (did the truffle brownie bites and decadent chocolate dessert pizza). I showed off the new products and everyone oo'ed and ah'ed about some of the stuff, then were bummed that I was "teasing" them with the products they couldn't buy! I did get 2 bookings and sales were just about $300 - not great but I'm going to get a few more outside orders - and it's better than if I did nothing at all! Plus I had fun with some of my friends :)
 

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