For Your Next Party: Epicurious Crowd Pleasers

by Epicurious Editors
on 01/22/14 at 07:30 AM

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So you'll need some food to fuel all your Jay and Bey watching at the Grammys on Sunday night, right? And having friends over on a worknight is so much simpler when you've got a blueprint that makes planning a no-brainer, we know. Good news: We've got you covered with Epicurious' brand-new special edition, packed with inspiration for awards-night events, Super Bowl bashes, and parties of all sorts. Titled Epicurious Crowd Pleasers, it's on sale now for $11.99 at Costco, Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods, Hudson News, and other retailers in the United States and Canada.

Our second newsstand publication, following on 2013's Epicurious Dinner Rush, the new magazine is red carpet–ready, if we do say so ourselves. Not to brag, but we are quite delighted to have fit 150 recipes, many with stunning full-page photos, into 128 glossy pages with all the immersive appeal of your favorite food mags.

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How does one begin to pick 150 killer-good recipes, guaranteed to please a crowd, from over 30,000 professional recipes in the Epicurious database, you may wonder? With mouthwatering difficulty. Ask anyone who worked on Epicurious Crowd Pleasers, and they'll say they were hungry the whole time, no matter how big their lunch, thanks to hours spent staring at one gorgeous image of food after another. Audible around the office were plenty of wistful sighs for chicken wings, mac and cheese, noodles of any kind, and chocolate anything.

Carnivores, pescatarians, vegetarians, and eaters of all stripes will find plenty to obsess over here, from Starters and Snacks to Salads and Sides to Sweet Treats and more. Among our Main Courses, how about Orange and Soy-Glazed Baby Back Ribs, Tacos de Carne Asada, or the most beautiful Eggplant Parmesan you've ever seen? We know you want chicken, and we're giving you lots of choices! Finger foods abound, especially as snacks and to end the meal (hello, Chocolate Dulce de Leche Bars), so you can go light on cutlery and plates.

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Some more, um, crowd-pleasing features we think you'll love:

1. Tips on every recipe page: Easy substitutions, time-saving make-ahead advice, and tricks for turning the taste up to 11

2. Cocktail recipes: Check out the "cheat sheet" of 17 classics so you can make friends and influence people with your cocktailian cred

3. Party menus: We've done the thinking so you can wing it, with recipe selections ready to go for a Game-Day Blowout, Awards Show Party, Easy Dinner Party, Special-Occasion Meal, and more

4. The cover: There was never any debate about a pizza (possibly the most crowd-pleasing food ever) being on the cover. And we were thrilled that Roberta's--which makes probably the most-loved pizza in Brooklyn at the moment--was willing to share their secret recipe.

Happy hosting, and do drop us a line in the comments below or on Facebook or Twitter and let us know how your party goes.

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