# Ideas for a Giant-Themed Dinner Party **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669 "2011-02-08T17:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/1 "2011-02-08T17:44:03Z")
I was making Cornish game hens the other night, and the thought occurred to me to do an entire meal of “miniature” foods and inviting some friends over for a dinner party. I’m having trouble thinking of things to serve, though. So far, I’ve thought of quail (mini chicken), brussel sprouts (mini cabbages), and fingerling potatoes (mini potatoes). Anyone have any other ideas? I’m sure there’s some cool stuff I haven’t thought of. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/2 "2011-02-08T17:51:37Z")
Baby carrots? Baby corn? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/3 "2011-02-08T17:51:59Z")
petit fours? Vienna sausages those little corn-on-the-cobs they put in Chinese food Pippin apples grape tomatoes and cherry tomatoes Clementines Small varieties of bananas crayfish (as mini-lobsters) those mini-cheese wheels ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/4 "2011-02-08T17:58:24Z")
Coke comes in 6 oz cans as well as those single serving wine bottles. And don’t forget airline sized liquor bottles. What a fun idea. Are you doing other giant themed things besides the menu? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/5 "2011-02-08T18:05:31Z")
Yeah, I think you need to get a kid’s play table to sit at with some kids’ chairs! Maybe juice glasses, baby utensils and bread plates for the tableware 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/6 "2011-02-08T18:09:53Z")
Mini-muffins/ cupcakes. If you want to give gift bags to your guests, I’d recommend making them from items at [minimus.biz.](http://www.minimus.biz/) All they sell is travel sized stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/7 "2011-02-08T18:22:30Z")
Any way you could mock up a facade to go around all your thresholds, so that people have to duck when they enter rooms? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/8 "2011-02-08T19:16:43Z")
Try to get those small ketchup bottles they have in hotel mini-bars. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/9 "2011-02-08T19:19:15Z")
Lots of great ideas here! I especially like the baby corn, crawfish, and mini-muffins. I like the idea of getting a bunch of children’s furniture and silverware, but I can’t afford to do it for one party. I could serve on bread plates with shot glasses for drinks, though! **WOOKINAPUB** , I found miniature playing cards and poker chips for sale online, so we could play mini-poker. Oh, I should try and find some tiny candle holders so we can have a bunch of birthday candles lit up. [Score! Birthday cake candleabras!](http://www.perpetualkid.com/candelabra-candle.aspx) 🙂 **Munch** , I think mock facades are bit more effort than I’m willing to put in on this one. Plus, making everyone duck in and out of rooms might cross that line from “cute” to “annoying.” ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/10 "2011-02-08T19:37:48Z")
Mini quiches. You can make them in a tiny muffin pan or buy frozen. White Castle burgers. Bake casserole recipes in [http://www.crateandbarrel.com/outlet/food-prep-&-storage/set-of-six-ramekins/f36573](http://www.crateandbarrel.com/outlet/food-prep-&-storage/set-of-six-ramekins/f36573) [Travel Monopoly.](http://www.gamesbyjames.com/browse.cfm/4,4955.html) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/11 "2011-02-08T20:58:55Z")
Snozzcucumbers, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-giant-themed-dinner-party/570669/12 "2011-02-08T21:19:06Z")
How about the blood of an Englishman?