House Party


May 12, 2008

Hosting My Own Birthday Party

by Moto Yamamoto

30th birthday should be the last party one should have. Turning older than that is kind of depressing. Especially if you host a party for yourself, it’s kind of sad, and you gotta get completely wasted.. This was my case. My friend Donald suggested that he would host a party for me, but I knew […]

November 12, 2007

Filo Cup – Good Looking Party’s MUST Item

by Moto Yamamoto

You know I throw parties quite often. I love preparing all the food from scratch, but sometimes I don’t have time to spend all day in the kitchen. I still like to make it look like I spent hours over the stove, and this is the best way to make “over the top” looking, yet […]

August 28, 2007

Temaki Maki Maki

by Moto Yamamoto

Temaki (hand-rolled sushi) is an easy way to entertain a crowd. There aren’t much prep work involved, but the spread is quite luxurious looking and it’s surely a crowd pleaser. You just make whatever you like to be inside, spread it nicely and voila, party starts. Instead of going to Japanese grocery store, and buy […]

August 13, 2007

Welcome to Brooklyn Party!

by Erin Gleeson

As a welcome gesture, my dear newly-wed friends Vanessa and Payman decided to throw me a “Welcome to Brooklyn” Party. Let me tell you- these 2 really know how to entertain! (And they got a chance to try out all those wedding gifts). They had quite a spread prepared- all Brooklyn inspired fare. Our friend […]

July 10, 2007

Homo Party Done Right, I mean Home…

by Moto Yamamoto

Yep, it’s me again. Aside from all the complicated dishes, I make a lot of party food since I love hosting parties. People, please don’t start with “how come I never get invited?!” I was the one who invited all of you in the past when I lived in NJ, and no one even bothered […]

March 21, 2007

A Persian New Year Straight Outta Brooklyn

by Jon Sublet

Today the sun has crossed the equator and we in the Earth’s northern hemisphere are treated to the introduction of the Spring season. With each spring season comes a celebration dating back nearly 3,000 years. The traditions of this celebration, Nouroz, has changed very little. It is still a time to gather and celebrate with […]