Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 20:14     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm having our new neighbors over for dinner tomorrow night. They are huge foodies.

I'm planning on an apple and pecorino salad with walnuts and chive to begin, as well as some charcuterie/olives.

For the main course, I'm doing spicy salmon in red sauce with linguine and sundried tomato, and garlic bread.

For dessert, I made a coconut cake with fudge swirl.

I am wondering if I need another appetizer? They're bringing the wine.


I’m not sure spicy and salmon or salmon and red sauce or salmon and sun dried tomatoes are a good combo. Have you made this before and is it really good?


This. Salmon and tomato sauce seems weird.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 20:06     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Anonymous wrote:I'm having our new neighbors over for dinner tomorrow night. They are huge foodies.

I'm planning on an apple and pecorino salad with walnuts and chive to begin, as well as some charcuterie/olives.

For the main course, I'm doing spicy salmon in red sauce with linguine and sundried tomato, and garlic bread.

For dessert, I made a coconut cake with fudge swirl.

I am wondering if I need another appetizer? They're bringing the wine.


I’m not sure spicy and salmon or salmon and red sauce or salmon and sun dried tomatoes are a good combo. Have you made this before and is it really good?
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 20:00     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
I would not put chives in that salad.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:59     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Anonymous wrote:Sounds great and as a guest I wouldn’t complain but if you are looking for opinions, chives sound bad in that salad to me. Carmel used shallots sound better if the want more sweet or shaved radishes if you want a contrast.



Yes. Pears, caramalied shallots, walnuts, pecorino, and a flavorful viniagerette.

Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:57     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Sounds great to me but I have dietary issues. Do you know that about your guests?
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:56     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Can they do tree nuts? I'd check. You have in in every course.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:55     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Sounds great and as a guest I wouldn’t complain but if you are looking for opinions, chives sound bad in that salad to me. Carmel used shallots sound better if the want more sweet or shaved radishes if you want a contrast.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:49     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Sounds good but I'd replace the apple with something more in line with the italian main course. Roasted butternut squash, or even pear.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:47     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Sounds great to me
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:46     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Anonymous wrote:I would not do spicy unless you know they like it.


Actually I wouldn't do salmon either unless you knew they liked it.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:46     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
I would not do spicy unless you know they like it.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:45     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Do you really want a critique? I’d eat whatever you serve and be grateful, but I’d be wary of a spicy dish for people coming over for the first time. And sun-dried tomatoes are unpopular with a lot of foodies.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:44     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Whipped feta flatbread with a bit of tomato and oregano (no olives as those are in your charcuterie)
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:44     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
Sounds lovely, OP.
Anonymous
Post 10/16/2025 19:43     Subject: Please critique my dinner party menu!
I'm having our new neighbors over for dinner tomorrow night. They are huge foodies.

I'm planning on an apple and pecorino salad with walnuts and chive to begin, as well as some charcuterie/olives.

For the main course, I'm doing spicy salmon in red sauce with linguine and sundried tomato, and garlic bread.

For dessert, I made a coconut cake with fudge swirl.

I am wondering if I need another appetizer? They're bringing the wine.