Editorial Review
Finally, a dinner party that’s easy to prepare for! All you have to do is buy this kit, shop for some groceries, and tidy up the house. Your guests will prepare a Mexican feast and have a blast doing it. Simply divide your guests (from 4 to 20) into 2 teams. You provide a variety of Mexican ingredients from the included shopping list and each team spins for which ingredients they get. Your chefs then create a Mexican meal without the help of recipes or cookbooks. After a delicious meal, everyone votes on the best appetizer, entrée, dessert or side dish, food presentation, table presentation, invention of food names, and overall creativity. A special award is also given for “the dish the dog wouldn’t eat.” The kit contains 12 invitations, a cassette tape with instructions and theme music, 12 disposable aprons, 2 chef hats, a spinner, 2 ingredients lists, team menu cards, 12 voting forms, 1 tally sheet, team nametags, a shopping list, and plenty of helpful instructions. This party pack is the perfect formula for a Mexican fiesta that’s easy on the host and an absolute riot for all involved. –Tami Horiuchi
Have you seen the TV show CHOPPED? The four chefs compete in three stages to create a meal starting with the appetizer, then the entree, and finally the dessert. Each round starts with a basket of secret ingredients that they must use to make their course. This game is a little like that.
First your guests are divided into two teams. Each team has their own kitchen. Before your party you go out and purchase the groceries on the list. Your guests play a game to win and steal ingredients. Once all the ingredients have been divvied the cooking begins. Each team has a set amount of time to create their meal without using recipes. They must create an appetizer, main course, side dish, and dessert.
A cassette tape included in the box also contains music. At the sound of the buzzer all cooking must stop and the foods are served and judged by appearance, taste, and there can even be a prize for “The Dish the Dog Wouldn’t Eat.”
The host of the party simply provides the kitchens, and snacks and beverages. The guests do all the work. It is a lot of fun. If you are looking for something different, you found it.
Amazon User Rating: 5 / 5