# Christmas party food **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515 "2013-12-17T00:03:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Longshanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/1 "2013-12-17T00:03:24Z")
There’s going to be a Christmas party at my workplace on Wednesday. What sort of food/drinks do you thing I should bring? ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/2 "2013-12-17T00:38:10Z")
sugar cookies and hot chocolate ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/3 "2013-12-17T01:13:36Z")
To Cafe Society from IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/4 "2013-12-17T01:18:52Z")
We’re having a pot luck on Tuesday of next week. I am taking Chili Verde. Someone else will bring the tortillas. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/5 "2013-12-17T01:50:31Z")
What are you looking for? Desserts? Appetizers? In general, I’d recommend some sort of finger food. Nothing that requires a knife and fork. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/6 "2013-12-17T01:51:07Z")
What’s the menu? I’m bringing mashed potatoes to mine - they’ll go well with the ham and turkey. Hopefully someone’s making an attempt to coordinate things so the party doesn’t wind up with 35 people bringing candy and cookies, 15 people bringing paper plates or cups, and there’s no actual food. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/7 "2013-12-17T15:48:14Z")
Maybe Clementine (or other seedless, easy-peel) oranges? It might be nice to have something that’s a little healthier than what most of the other people will bring. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-party-food/676515/8 "2013-12-17T15:50:32Z")
Today is our office holiday luncheon, I brought broccoli salad. Sounds like yours is more of a snacky-appetizer type party though. I love the clementine idea.