Party People
A Cookbook for Creative Celebrations
Published on 21. October 2025
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-593-97002-7 (ISBN)
Description
Celebrate any occasion (really, any occasion!) with 100 creative recipes and endless ideas for weird and wacky parties, from Academy Award-winning actor Brie Larson and former Milk Bar culinary director Courtney McBroom
Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom found each other through food-a huge vat of molten queso, to be exact. They've been throwing food-filled parties together ever since. From weekly Game of Thrones viewing parties, to Dirty Dancing-themed birthday parties and their annual Hot Dog Appreciation Festival, they can find a reason to celebrate just about anything.
While their debate over whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich will never end, Brie and Courtney can agree that food always tastes best when you cook it and eat it with the ones you love. They wrote Party People to help you create meaningful connections with the ones you love, whether that's with family, friends, or yourself. And with recipes like Old Pal cocktails, Jenga-Style Cheesy Bread, and Roast Chicken for the Ages, they have you covered.
Technically, this is an entertaining cookbook. But Brie and Courtney are serving up more than party tips and menus. They give you the tools to spark a new dining revolution in your home, one where connection takes center stage and entertaining is an afterthought. Now, go forth and party!
Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom found each other through food-a huge vat of molten queso, to be exact. They've been throwing food-filled parties together ever since. From weekly Game of Thrones viewing parties, to Dirty Dancing-themed birthday parties and their annual Hot Dog Appreciation Festival, they can find a reason to celebrate just about anything.
While their debate over whether or not a hot dog is a sandwich will never end, Brie and Courtney can agree that food always tastes best when you cook it and eat it with the ones you love. They wrote Party People to help you create meaningful connections with the ones you love, whether that's with family, friends, or yourself. And with recipes like Old Pal cocktails, Jenga-Style Cheesy Bread, and Roast Chicken for the Ages, they have you covered.
Technically, this is an entertaining cookbook. But Brie and Courtney are serving up more than party tips and menus. They give you the tools to spark a new dining revolution in your home, one where connection takes center stage and entertaining is an afterthought. Now, go forth and party!
Reviews / Votes
"If an award for the most joyful-packed cookbook released this year existed, Party People. . . would run away with the title. It's a call to action for readers to get weird and wild and throw a party with their favorite people. Take the party person pledge (it's included), learn the eight steps to throwing a party, then get cooking. Batched cocktails, slushees, something called "cheesy jenga bread" or "French onion ramen dip"? There are recipes. Plus tips for when to start prepping, how to dress, what activities to do and what to play on your stereo for every kind of party. With this book in the kitchen, everybody is a party person." - Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times"Irreverent and jam-packed, this joyful volume prioritizes fun over fuss." - Publishers Weekly
"I haven't read a book about parties and entertaining this good since the one I wrote in '88!" - Garfield
"Party People isn't just about cooking...it's about the whole arc of a night with friends, from the big showstopper dishes to the late-night hot dogs and even the morning-after recovery. Courtney and Brie have made a book that's fun, useful, and captures what parties actually feel like. I've already dog-eared more pages than I expected." - David Chang
"Sticky fingers, messy table- both signs of a great bash, and in this case, a brilliant book. There is no truer expression of this duo than these pages and these recipes. Be prepared to snort laugh, drool, whip up a feast, dance, create, feed and celebrate ALL THE THINGS. Perfectly imperfect, comfortably human, full of flavor, flair and fun, these brilliant party humans have the most introverted corners of my personality screaming "where's my invite?!" Party on." - Christina Tosi
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
DK
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 206 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-593-97002-7 (9780593970027)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
10/2025
DK
€11.99
Available for download
Persons
Brie Larson (Author)
Brie Larson is a party person and award-winning actress who has starred in acclaimed films and TV series, such as Captain Marvel, Room, The Glass Castle, and Lessons in Chemistry. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2019.
Courtney McBroom (Author)
Courtney McBroom is a party person, chef, cookbook author, and founder of the Los Angeles-based Ruined Table, a publishing and event series about dinner parties. Formerly the culinary director of Momofuku Milk Bar, she is the coauthor of Momofuku Milk Bar, Milk Bar Life and All About Cake, and most recently the author of Divine Your Dinner, a cookbook for using Tarot as a guide to magical meals. She was the culinary consultant for Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+.
Brie Larson is a party person and award-winning actress who has starred in acclaimed films and TV series, such as Captain Marvel, Room, The Glass Castle, and Lessons in Chemistry. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2019.
Courtney McBroom (Author)
Courtney McBroom is a party person, chef, cookbook author, and founder of the Los Angeles-based Ruined Table, a publishing and event series about dinner parties. Formerly the culinary director of Momofuku Milk Bar, she is the coauthor of Momofuku Milk Bar, Milk Bar Life and All About Cake, and most recently the author of Divine Your Dinner, a cookbook for using Tarot as a guide to magical meals. She was the culinary consultant for Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV+.