Game Night

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Board game sales have climbed. And there is the growing cachet of hobby games like Blokus and Settlers of Catan. Dwindling disposable income has made “staycations” and at-home family activities more popular than ever. A recent Vanity Fair article touted the Return of the Dinner Party, “starting with drinks and dinner—and then straight to the dominos.”

What to serve? If you’ve ever put Cheetos in a bowl next to a game of Life, you know thatsticky orange stuff gets everywhere, plus players have to interrupt the game to grab napkins or even lick their fingers- before grabbing the communal spinner. Cynthia Nims, author of Gourmet Game Night has the solution. A food writer and culinary blogger, Cynthia has come up with inventive hands-clean recipes, and party-friendly drinks served by the pitcher.

With menu-planning guides, information on food-themed games, and a listing of some independent game stores, Gourmet Game Nightis a creative and contemporary collection of recipes that make eating well a neat and tidy prospect. Guests can flip dominoes, handle their Monopoly riches, shuffle cards, and sculpt a masterpiece out of brilliantly purple Cranium clay while eating just as well as they would at any fancy dinner party.

For more information and recipes, visit www.gourmetgamenight.com