Flirtini: A Guide to Mixing and Mingling

This book is broken down into parties designed around "themes". The first chapter called "the forbidden fruit party" which features the drink, love at first sight, and the suggestion for the invitation wording is to shed your winter coat and come play in the garden of eden for drinking, flirting, and dirty dancing. The atmosphere suggestion is to float aromatic flowers in clear glass bowls. Then there's a game similar to truth or dare where you give each guest an envelope that they then give to another party guest who has to do what the envelope says. i.e. what do you consider sexy? Kiss your sweetie like it's the first time. Not sure this party would be appropriate for all age groups, would definitely have to have adults only. There is a recipe for spring fling rolls that was really good. Another party idea was a hip-hop graffiti scene that included ideas for booze, invitations, atmosphere, mingling, flirting, soundtrack, and eats. The booze was called "hipnotic" made with Hpnotiq liqueur and citrus vodka, download images for graffiti from google, decorating was to throw white sheets over your furniture, line the walls with matte black paper and provide markers and paint so guests can graffiti the walls. The party also calls for hiring a DJ and having guests bring their own CD's to play. The flirting suggestion was to wear t-shirts that say "screw yoga". The meal suggestion was baby phat potatoes with take-out fried chicken with a cold sandwich buffet. All 10 party suggestions were similar in design. This is designed to be a top-shelf cocktail party. Just know it's for adult parties so be prepared.

As someone who loves to entertain but often gets too caught up in the perfection of it all, I found Allana Baroni's "Flirtini" to be the perfect cocktail party guide -- one that got me to relax, take the pressure off myself, and get to the fun of flirting. From tasty drinks to great (and easy) themes, "Flirtini" can get the mind of even the most jaded entertainer pumping with new ideas...and for the novice, it could easily become the bible for cocktailing! Plus, you learn not only how to be a good host, but how to be a good guest -- can't we all use a little help there.In a word, "Flirtini" ROCKS! ANd, whoever said cocktail parties are dead clearly never met Allana.