Party People: Recipes for Creative Celebrations with the Ones You Love

Celebrate any occasion (really, any occasion!) with 100 creative recipes and endless ideas for weird and wacky parties, from Academy Award-winning actor Brie Larson and former Milk Bar culinary director Courtney McBroom

Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom found each other through food--a huge vat of molten queso, to be exact. They’ve been throwing food-filled parties together ever since. From weekly Game of Thrones viewing parties, to Dirty Dancing-themed birthday parties and their annual Hot Dog Appreciation Festival, they can find a reason to celebrate just about anything.

While their debate over whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich will never end, Brie and Courtney can agree that food always tastes best when you cook it and eat it with the ones you love. They wrote Party People to help you create meaningful connections with the ones you love, whether that’s with family, friends, or yourself. And with recipes like Old Pal cocktails, Jenga-Style Cheesy Bread, and Roast Chicken for the Ages, they have you covered.

Technically, this is an entertaining cookbook. But Brie and Courtney are serving up more than party tips and menus. They give you the tools to spark a new dining revolution in your home, one where connection takes center stage and entertaining is an afterthought. Now, go forth and party!

Brie Larson is a party person and award-winning actress who has starred in acclaimed films and TV series, such as Captain Marvel, Room, The Glass Castle, and Lessons in Chemistry. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2019.

Courtney McBroom is a party person, chef, cookbook author, and founder of the Los Angeles-based Ruined Table, a publishing and event series about dinner parties. Formerly the culinary director of Momofuku Milk Bar, she is the coauthor of Momofuku Milk Bar, Milk Bar Life and All About Cake, and most recently the author of Divine Your Dinner, a cookbook for using Tarot as a guide to magical meals. She was the culinary consultant for Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+.