FF Birthday Party

[RoyalShichibukai]

Here is the situation, my Best Friend is turning 21. So for her 21st birthday party I am throwing her a huge FF themed party. The best thing we have is the ice. I got a spherical ice tray and I am going to use food color dyed water to make materia. I will use these ice balls for decorations and for ice for drinks. I also have a bunch of fun surprises like live music, cosplay, and ect. I will also have FF decorations and I will personal cook and cater all the food at the party. She is aware of the party and most of the general plans like the food, decorations, and live music. But she also wants to be surprise like, not knowing how the cake is decorated or what songs would be played. I would go into more detail, but I would not want her to find out via this form. It would ruin the surprise. I have most of the party planned out, but I have hit a few snags. The truth is, and I apologize in advance, I am new to FF. She on the other hand is an expert, but I can’t go to her for everything or it will ruin the surprise. This is where I need help, for the party the food is going to be FF themed. I need ideas that can be linked to the worlds of FF. Drinks are not a worry; I have found that detail collage party drink list of FF drinks. I need ideas for food and decorations, for food I have a $400 dollar budget and $200 dollar budget for decorations. I would greatly appreciated any Ideas, I still need 2 appetizers, 2 sides, 1 main course, and 1 deserts. Thank for your help, I just want to give my Best Friend the party she deserves.

 

[Mitsuki]

Maybe some hot dogs since Zell (FFVIII) was a fan of them? Lol but that would be kinda..meh.

I'm trying to think of some main dishes that's FF-themed but...it's not coming to me at the moment. Perhaps the others may be of better help than I am.

For drinks though, potions and elixirs would be neat. The bottles might be expensive though.

 

[Ben]

I found these cool glass bottles at the grocery store once, and they almost looked like potion bottles, and they were only around $1.99 each. They even had corks in them. I'd suggest looking around at your local, large retail store, specifically in the cooking section. You'd find them with the tools and etc.

For food ideas though, I don't think you can really do anything with that, just regular food will do. Maybe Medieval themed foods? Maybe cookies in the shapes of FF characters?

 

[Dionysos]

How about a selection of nuts on a plate that you could call "kupo nuts", to be like what the moogles love munching on?
Maybe some roasted nuts would be nice or something? If you printed off a few pictures of some moogles and had them posted just above the plate then people might get it.


EDIT:

If you're serving chicken, you could always claim that it is chocobo meat rather than chicken.
Perhaps if you leave a few fake yellow feathers on the table people might believe you.

Wait... Chickens are yellow too. But nevertheless, the concept still applies.


And Ben's cookie idea is a good one too. In fact there are recipies for making cookies in the shape of FF characters posted on the internet.

Try here for how to make an Ultros cookie:
http://www.snackordie.com/2008/03/ultros_cookie.html

That website also has various moogle and chocobo cakes as well I think in some parts of it.

Such as....

Moogle cupcakes!:

http://www.snackordie.com/2008/01/moogle_cupcakes.html