1. Pairings*:
Appetizers/finger food - beer
Pastas/salads - nothing
Meat - beer
Dessert - haven't you learned that if you do it right, there's no room for dessert?!
1a. Alternate pairings*:
Appetizers/finger food - liquor
Pastas/salads - liquor
Meat - beer (remember, "Liquor before Beer, in the clear")
Dessert - ibid
2. If you're looking to get drunk (and you're not driving):
Beer
Appetizers/finger food
Beer
Pastas/salads
Beer
Meat, with beer
Dessert - uh...
The idea here is that by drinking beer throughout, you'll end up eating less, which will do less to sober you up. WARNING: this approach will end up in less food consumed... you just need to be ok with that.
3. If you're NOT looking to get drunk:
Appetizers/finger food
Pastas/salads
Beer
Meat, with tequila
Meat, with meat (second and third courses)
Here, you'll get woozy, but it'll be a "carnicoma", not a drunken stupor.
On the left, you can vote for your favorite approach...
*This requires the plate-drink-simul-carry. I've seen a lot of different techniques to accomplish this, and they seem to vary by hand size. I'm working to assemble a tutorial of all I've come across. If you happen to have a picture doing it, send it to me, and I'll make sure it gets included.
