Show with Repeat Guests: How can I keep it interesting?

[Bexs50]

What do you do when you have a show where all/most of the guests have already been to two of your shows already (this will be their third)? How can I make this show interesting for them, without doing anything to over the top? I hate to keep showing the same products the same way, yet this is a big crowd (about 20 guests) and I don't want to do anything that will be too hectic. I'd really appreciate ANY suggestions you have!!! TIA
Becky

 

[cmdtrgd]

Have you had them make the recipe(s)? Try having two recipes and two teams of people with only one set of tools - you want the two recipes to use the same tools. Set up a Family Feud type of show where two people face off and have to answer a PC trivia question in order to win a product to use to make the recipe. Once the tools have been won, have the two teams create the recipes - possibly have non pc tools that are not very good at the job (ie. rusted 69 cent whisk) for their use if they didn't win the PC tool. That way they use the PC tools and use the crappy ones and feel the difference! HTH

 

[DebbieJ]

I agree with Kate--get them involved!

My last show I did something very simple. I broke the recipe down into steps and figured out what tool needed to be used when. As each guest came in, I gave them a tool. Then I called them up one by one with their tool when it was needed in the recipe.

It was easy for me and easy for them and they appreciated being involved and getting their hands on the tools.

I did this with Molten Chocolate Skillet Brownie, by the way, from the F/W Season's Best. You can email me if you need the recipe.