# Fondue party help, please

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-party-help-please/383558>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 10, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-party-help-please/383558 "2006-12-10T02:26:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-party-help-please/383558/1 "2006-12-10T02:26:59Z")

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I’m having a few friends over for dinner on New Year’s Eve and I thought about serving fondue. I have a gorgeous heavy cast-iron Le Cruset fondue pot and I thought this would be a good occasion to use it. I also have a really good cheese fondue recipe from _The Joy of Cooking_. But I need help as to:

1. What besides bread chunks can I use for dipping in the cheese? I mean, of course I’ll offer bread, but is there anything else?

2. What would be a good starter course?

3. What for side dishes?

4. What would you want to drink with cheee fodue? Beer or wine? Or should I offer both?

5. What would be a good dessert?

Thanks for any suggestios you can give me!

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**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-party-help-please/383558/2 "2006-12-10T02:30:12Z")

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[QUOTE=Sonia Montdore]  
I’m having a few friends over for dinner on New Year’s Eve and I thought about serving fondue. I have a gorgeous heavy cast-iron Le Cruset fondue pot and I thought this would be a good occasion to use it. I also have a really good cheese fondue recipe from _The Joy of Cooking_. But I need help as to:

1. What besides bread chunks can I use for dipping in the cheese? I mean, of course I’ll offer bread, but is there anything else?

2. What would be a good starter course?

3. What for side dishes?

4. What would you want to drink with cheee fodue? Beer or wine? Or should I offer both?

5. What would be a good dessert?

Thanks for any suggestios you can give me!  
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Aw heck, this was supposed to be a new thread, not a reply to\*\* Baking Disaster, help!!\*\* I apologize to the OP for the intrusion and I’d appreciate it if someone would kindly report this to a mod and get it deleted. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-party-help-please/383558/3 "2006-12-10T03:00:32Z")

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Okay, that is weird – I posted my reply before I’d seen **Sonia’s**.

**Sonia** , when you get that thread started I have some ideas for you!

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fondue-party-help-please/383558/4 "2006-12-10T14:51:54Z")

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[Duplicate thread ovar har](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=399453).