Everyone loves pizza, and planning a party around this perpetual favorite is destined to be a big hit with your friends and family. It\'s a great choice for a kids\' party, but adults will love it too. When planning the party, think beyond simply having a selection of pizzas to delivered to your home and instead opt for some of these gourmet ideas.
While you can order pizza, it\'s more fun to simply have your guests make their own pizzas and bake them up right at the party. You can make a bunch of dough the night before your party, separate it into small sections for each guest and provide a wide variety of toppings. In addition to obvious items such as shredded mozzarella, spicy slices of pepperoni and tomato sauce, be sure to offer some other options. Goat cheese, feta cheese or smoky Gouda cheese can be paired with items such as roasted vegetables, grilled chicken or arugula. The only limit is your imagination.
If you wish to have all the food prepared before the party begins, you can make the homemade pizza ahead of time and begin baking just as guests arrive. While they wait for pizzas to come out of the oven or off the grill, let them snack on antipasti platters filled with sliced Italian meats and cheeses, as well as marinated vegetables, olives and bruschetta. Pizza is an excellent option to consider if you have friends with diverse diet restrictions. Perhaps some of your friends are vegan or vegetarian, maybe some love meat and others cannot eat any dairy products. Not to worry, there are great pizza ideas out there to suit just about any diet.
When you plan out beverages, consider extending the Italian theme of the evening. Offer Italian wines or Italian beers or both. Rather than setting up a full bar, select one fun Italian cocktail to serve, such as the Bellini, a favorite drink that is simply Proseco and peach juice. For the kids, consider offering a few types of root beer or find some Italian sparkling juices or Italian sodas for them to enjoy.
Keep the pizza theme going all the way to dessert and go online and order some gourmet chocolate pizzas from Chocolate Pizza Company. Their handmade, gourmet pizzas feature a \"crust\" that is a blend of melted chocolate (dark or milk) that is mixed with their own handmade English-style toffee. You can select toppings, as well, and these range from a chocolate pizza with an artistic swirl of white chocolate to the popular Campfire Pizza that features chunks of graham crackers, mini marshmallows and a drizzle of white chocolate. You can also top pizzas with nuts, candies and much more, and all of them, of course, are packed in a genuine pizza box.
In addition to the many types of chocolate pizzas, Chocolate Pizza Company also offers the perfect accompaniment to your dessert pizza – wings. Of course, these aren\'t chicken wings; they are delectable Peanut Butter Wings, a mix of creamy-style peanut butter and crushed potato chips dipped into chocolate. You can choose from Peanut Butter Wings dipped in dark chocolate or try the wings dipped in milk chocolate, or perhaps you will need a tub of each for your party. Either way, your guests will be delighted by this special dessert buffet that provides the perfect ending to a fabulous pizza party.
