2018 Tonys Party Food Ideas

[talinatter]

Hello all! I was wondering if any of you guys had ideas for food for a Tony watching party this year (specifically puns). Ex. in 2016 I did a.ham burrgers and satisfries, horace greens, vanilla ice cream, tuck everlasting gobstoppers, etc. And last year I did ben plattbread, dear evan hamburgers, come farro away, etc. Do you guys have any ideas for this year? Thank you so much!

[LxGstv]

Krabby patty and butterbeer?!

[Mark_E]

A clam bake!

[BroadwayConcierge]

Buttered clams for Carousel. 

Chocolate bon-bons for My Fair Lady.

Cheese fries for Mean Girls.

Popsicles for Frozen.

[BroadwayConcierge]

And burnt toast for Saint Joan. (Sorry, too soon?)

[adamgreer]

My friend and I were just having this very discussion as we start planning our party!

So far we have chocolate bon bons from My Fair Lady, cheese fries from Mean Girls, these Spongebob Rice Krispies treats we found on Pinterest, a tropical cocktail for Once On This Island, clams from Carousel, some sort of frozen dessert novelty for Frozen, and Bertie Botts every flavor beans for Harry Potter (living in Orlando makes those easily accessible.)

Any suggestions for The Band’s Visit? Neither of us have seen that one yet.

[BroadwayConcierge]

adamgreer said: "Any suggestions for The Band’s Visit? Neither of us have seen that one yet."

Maybe watermelon? It's eaten during two scenes in Dina's apartment.

[Eliza2]

watermelon for The Band's Visit

[VintageSnarker]

The Band's Visit... watermelon. You could easily make it a drink or salad if that's a more convenient way to eat it. I forget what Katrina Lenk and Tony Shalhoub have when they go out to eat but there are plenty of eggplant, chickpea, and kebab dishes that would be good party foods or sides.

My Fair Lady... tea, possibly alcoholic or iced for a nighttime party. Or you could just serve drinks in tea cups. I also like the idea of cookies or desserts decorated with flowers if you don't want to make some kind of floral salad.

Frozen... sandwiches. It's also a cheap excuse for frozen drinks.

Mean Girls... cheese fries. Also, anything pink.

Spongebob... sponge cake. Star-shaped cookies. Calamari (sorry, Squidward).

Farinelli... you could have some Spanish dishes and tapas or maybe little opera cakes.

Harry Potter... just go to Pinterest. It's really easy to find tons of things with edible and non-edible nests. Also, anything stick-like can be a wand. Cheese straws, chocolate (if you've got a mold), celery, etc. And I don't think they're in the play but you can always go with the old standards (butterbeer, chocolate frogs, jelly beans, etc.).

Junk... cheap excuse for Junk food. I think cookies are mentioned at the end but no one is going to get that.

Latin History... I don't know if food is mentioned in the play but this one opens up a lot of possibilities.

Once On This Island... I would go for a mango or plantain dish since they're specifically mentioned. You could also do something creative to represent the tree. And there are various hurricane and "stormy" drinks.

Carousel... I don't know if you want to deal with seafood but there are some light fish dishes that could keep well. I think you'd be safer going with general fair food (popcorn, cotton candy, etc.).

Summer... pixy stix.

Children of a Lesser God. I forget what they get at dinner. I know it's not the veal. But some kind of Italian food.

[@z5]

Pita, Hummus, and Falafel for The Band's Visit -- Falafel is specifically mentioned in one of the songs, too. 

[BroadwayConcierge]

@z5 said: "Falafel is specifically mentioned in one of the songs, too."

To be fair, not in the most appetizing way...

[@z5]

True, true haha!

[dramamama611]

I was going to say falafel too....they make a great appetizer.   And that' s one of my favorite lines in that song!

[Bwayfan292]

My friend is making Welcome to Nowhere spice pudding. And the nowhere part is that theres no flavor in her spice pudding!

[Mark69]

I have a souvenir plastic cup for each person. I guess everyone who is drinking a winner gets a prize.

[Tiann Nerng Chong]

Kalteen bars.

DIY tutorial: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a51592/kalteen-bars-recipes//

[talinatter]

These are all great, thank you all so much! Do you have any ideas that are puns, rather than foods mentioned in the show? Thanks! 

[antonijan]

Don't forget your margarita slushie

[Brave Sir Robin2]

How has no one mentioned a Krabby Patty for Spongebob?!

[Miles2Go2]

My Fair Ladyfingers

Frozen Margaritas

Angels Food Cake in America

Latin History for Macarons or Mo(r)on Pies

Long Once on this Island Ice(d)Man Tea

Three Tall Layer Women Salad (or dip)

Spongebob Cake

Carrot-sel Cake

Mean Bean dip

Falafel Band-which 

I know. I know. I’m cringing at some of these too, but it was fun and challenging to come up with them.




 

[JLPinNYC2]

For Harry Potter/Cursed Child, what food items are actually mentioned in the play? We'll see it, but not until after the Tony Awards...I want to have a related food item at our watch party, but not something that's generally Harry Potter related.

[Notreallysilent 2]

JLPinNYC2 said: "For Harry Potter/Cursed Child, what food items are actually mentioned in the play? We'll see it, but not until after the Tony Awards...I want to have a related food item at our watch party, but not something that's generally Harry Potter related."

Off the top of my head all I can think of is candy that the trolley witch mentions like chocolate frogs, fizzing whizbees, etc. though not mentioned in the show, they do sell pumpkin juice in the theater. So that can be an option too.

[moira8]

Brave Sir Robin2 said: "How has no one mentioned a Krabby Patty for Spongebob?!"

Uhmm, it was the first thing suggested.

[all_that_jazz]

For those in the minority like myself I will also be offerin "the bland visit rice cakes" ??