Hey Creative People, how about a few ideas?

[FarmerJamie]

DW is in charge of the local HS choir boosters. Each Spring, the choir has a concert/fundraiser on Friday and Sunday. For "premium" tickets, you get dinner with the show. The dinner is in line with the concert theme.

Past years have had
Rock-n-roll - hamburgs, root beer floats, etc
NY/NY - NY-style pizza, apple pie. Pretty simple and hokey, right?

This year's theme is "Love Songs". Don't know how this is going to work with a bunch of hormonal teenagers.

Any thoughts or creative ideas? - I'm looking at you, SavingDogs.

Only constraints is is the main course food will be served at intermission (15-20 minutes) and will be served by 7th and 8th graders. Easy mass prep and serving would be a big help.

Thanks in advance, looking for any ideas. I do not want to see them serve rigatoni as they are currently thinking.......

(BTW, yes, I help out a lot with this, taking a day off from work to cook for the kids' rehearsal dinner Thursday night, so I have skin in this game, too. )

 

[Beanie]

Do you know what songs they are doing?

 

[BarredBuff]

If its Country music they could do "country type foods" how far can they go with food?

 

[Neko-chan]

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[FarmerJamie]

Songs across all genres. Won't know the songs for a few months.

Food basically needs cooked/prepped off school grounds, we assemble on site. Something about the labor contract and having to pay staff if we use the equipment. I cooked 120 hamburgers in one afternoon last year...

 

[BarredBuff]

What about picnic stuff? Like potato salad and fried chicken....

 

[k0xxx]

Not a lot of options for a HS function, but...

From About.com:

Love Foods

History is rife with the human pursuit of aphrodisiacs in many forms. Scientific tests have proven that some aromas can cause a greater effect on the body than the actual ingestion of foods. Here are some common foods of love used through the ages.

Alcohol: lowers inhibitions and increases confidence; however, over-indulgence has a sedative effect not conducive to a romantic tryst.

Asparagus: three courses of asparagus were served to 19th century bridegrooms due to its reputed aphrodisiac powers.

Banana: due not only to its shape, but also its creamy, lush texture, some studies show its enzyme bromelain enhances male performance.

Caviar: is high in zinc, which stimulates the formation of testosterone, maintaining male functionality.

Champagne: viewed as the "drink of love," moderate quantities lower inhibitions and cause a warm glow in the body.

Chocolate: contains both a sedative which relaxes and lowers inhibitions and a stimulant to increase activity and the desire for physical contact. It was actually banned from some monasteries centuries ago.

Figs: seasonal crops were celebrated by ancient Greeks in a frenzied copulation ritual.

Ginseng: increases desire for physical contact.

Perfumes: made of natural foodstuffs such as almond, vanilla, and other herbs and spices act as a pheromone to communicate emotions by smell.

Puffer Fish: considered both a delicacy and an aphrodisiac in Japan. If the poisonous gland is not properly removed, the tiniest taste is deadly. The flirt with death is said to give a sexual thrill. Not recommended.

Oysters: Some oysters repeatedly change their sex from male to female and back, giving rise to claims that the oyster lets one experience the the masculine and feminine sides of love.

Radish: considered a divine aphrodisiac by Egyptian pharoahs, most likely because its spicy taste stimulated the palate.

Truffles: probably due to its rarity and musky aroma, it has long been considered to arouse the palate and the body. To sustain his masculinity, an ancient lover in lore was said to have gorged himself to death on Alba truffles during the wedding feast.

 

[Beanie]

First thought I had was the movie Lady and the Tramp....the spaghetti scene.

I left my heart, In San Fransisco (sung by Tony Bennette).....Rice-A-Roni the San Francisco treat! OK - not a good idea.

The dance of love - the Salsa

I dunno know....

 

[BeccaOH]

The spaghetti is a nice idea, Beanie, so I guess the rigatoni isn't so far removed from that. Italian food does seem to equal romance somehow.

I like the chocolate covered strawberries or maybe an ice cream sundae.

 

[FarmerJamie]

Mark, thanks. I think we have two solid components

Strawberries dipped in Chocolate.
Sparkling cider (instead of champagne)

Spaghetti/Rigatoni may be a little messy...it was their first choice of a main course, however.

Great ideas, more please!