Weekend getaway - Lake Egret Nature Park

What's in your mind looking at this picture?

 

The picture above is not from my Swiss travelogue...indeed it's a local nature park in Tai Po, N.T. - The Lake Egret Nature Park.

I wouldn't have imagined so much fun in this place when my friend Gary told me what I could do with my group of friends there are boating, water cycling and having dinner at the restaurant...I thought, in a remote location (yea it's pretty remote anywhere beyond walking distance from the MTR station) and calm environment like this, I wouldn't expect anything more exciting than a chillaxing hang-out.

But I was wrong.

Walking in, the beautiful view from the restaurant's patio overlooking the lake, and the perspective of the curved patio itself wowed me. The first thing coming into sight usually makes an impression, and that surely made a good one.

Towards the end of the patio smelled my favorite cheese of all time, the chèvre goat cheese? Wondering why, a herd of black goats appeared right away :) Goat-feeding is one of the park's many activities, the goats are kept right by the lake, they are just like gatekeepers of the dock and watch every excited visitor going out for boating or water-cycling simply with indifference. They only concern how much hay you have in hand to feed them~ funny :D

 

Just now I mentioned there are many activities for individuals and families, children to adults at Lake Egret, what are there to offer? Some available activities include sand painting, reed weaving, bread making, leather craft making, sand-filled bottle craft, paper clay...there is also a Museum of Ethnology to satisfy the most curious and fun-loving minds. Reservation is required for most of the guided activities.

Bread making - doughs were ready, what we did was to shape and decorate - this simple but fun DIY workshop made us laugh like kids

Dinner at Little Egret Restaurant was great too. What more could you ask for when you are already sitting out in a beautiful weather, being served attentively, and eating in the spectacular sunset view by the lake? Perhaps a gigantic whole pan-fried dover sole fish (left of the below photo), which was crispy and savory outside but tender and juicy inside :D Another dish that was cheerfully done was the crab meat, mango and avocado salad (right), its mango puree dressing went well with .

I had a great getaway filled with fun and decent food there! Lake Egret Nature Park is designed to house a range of events, venues with different functionality are available, from birthday parties for kids, weddings, BBQ parties, to corporate meetings, banquets and trainings. You can find more details from its website. 

For Easter, there will be a Woodstock outdoor concert and BBQ party welcoming people of all age to join. Details here. Don't forget to stay tuned to their adverse weather notice! Happy Easter long weekend!


Lake Egret Nature Park 
2657 6657
2 Hung Lam Drive, Tai Po Kau, N.T. Hong Kong

How to get there?
MTR Train: Get off at Tai Po Market Station, then transfer taxi (around HK$21) to reach "Little Egret Restaurant"

Life Cafe - An urban getaway

Feeling stressed out towards the middle of the week? A lunch getaway to Life Cafe may cheer you up. Mushroom pizza and patio seating right by Soho's escalator are suggested, in order to get the most 'life' out of this experience ;)

Life Cafe Restaurant and Bar
Address: G/F-2/F, 10 Shelley Street, SoHo, Central
Tel: 2810 9777
Website: http://www.lifecafe.com.hk/

Zen in Central - Mana! Fast Slow Food

Vegetarian food is an upward trend with more and more veggie restaurants and bistros opening in town. "Lifestyle" is becoming its adjective in recent years, and a broad spectrum of vegetarian food styles is now available to satisfy different taste buds. Veggie pastas, skewers, pizzas, wraps, burgers, even "fish balls", Chinese, Western, whatever food you feel like, you could almost find a veggie version for it.

MANA! Fast Slow Food, located in the middle of the busiest part in Central, lower Soho, doesn't only add a style to the old building housing it, also  provides a famous flat bread with a delicious (seriously delicious!) Zaatar spread (What is Zaatar?), and gives whoever coming in a relaxing yet meaningful veggie experience. Why? cause MANA! promotes veggie, vegan, organic food, Eco-friendliness and community. "Eat like it matters" is its motto, from the time you buy your flat wrap, you are encouraged to lead a healthy and eco-friendly life.

MANA! is pioneering the food waste reduction movement. Very respectable is its waste separation bins - which collect plastic utensils, paper wastes, food compost etc. They do the good of helping customers reduce carbon footprint eating-in, and in my opinion, a generous act to raise the awareness of waste reduction by setting up 5 or 6 bins inside the small restaurant space.

"You go to the back of any restaurant in Hong Kong, and all their rubbish goes in the same bins – glass bottles, food waste, paper etc… It can make me very sad to see this happening, deeply saddened. It took us a long while & great effort to set up a system. There is no government system in place yet" - says Bobsy, the founder of MANA!

I agree with you Bobsy! So I don't have any reservation recommending you to go there, experience it and get inspired :)

MANA! Fast Slow Food - [Menu] - 92 Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong  2851 1611
  
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Have yourself a merry little GREEN Christmas 2012

Been working on quite a lot of green projects with my client, it's normal to get influenced and inspired by exposing to renewable energy, carbon footprint, energy saving and green lifestyle round the clock, especially for a cause I am personally so supportive for (well but I don't dare to admit I am green enough in terms of daily life habits though...). So, at this special festive time of the year, I wish to contribute a bit to raise some awareness on green living, so that we, and our next generations could enjoy a sustainable future :)

To recall my Facebook post, in these couple of weeks before Christmas 2012, I will select and share 10 things to do/ places to go for a green Christmas- stay tuned to my post and my Facebook update folks!

Green Christmas Idea #1 - Eat Green
The carbon footprint, or foodprint, associated with the food you eat is the greenhouse gas emissions produced by growing, rearing, farming, processing, transporting, storing, cooking and disposing of the food on your plate. Even being a meat-lover myself, I seriously started to consider doing some vegetarian weekdays to reduce my foodprint and to explore some increasingly popular veg eateries in Hong Kong! Sassy Hong Kong is being a great guide for veg-eating newbies: A few of Sassy's recommended ‘green’ dining spots are: O Green Café, Posto Publico, Life Café, and The Herbivores. There are so many more vegetarian restaurants of different styles around town, not to mention the Chinese Buddhist "齋舖"  :o If it's not for the religious meaning of Christmas, it'd be quite innovative as an eco-friendly choice having Chinese 齋(fyi, most are to-fu based dishes) for Christmas..oh well haha!
 


Credit: Sassy Hong Kong

Green Christmas Idea #2 - Yummy, Trendy and Healthy
What's more special than a customized and healthy gift to give to your beloved ones? A pot plant with microgreens (Definition: seedlings of edible vegetables and herbs) comprising different herbs would be all lovely and wholesome (aww~) A study revealed that microgreens generally have higher concentrations of healthful vitamins and carotenoids than their mature counterparts. Foodies must love to have this handy fresh condiment pot around the dining room :D 

Credit: Uncommon Goods

Green Christmas Idea #3 - Share the love to your friend with an endangered animal
It’s shocking that there are only about 1,600 giant pandas and 3,200 tigers remaining in the wild, despite the fact that we see China generously giving out pandas to other countries to show their diplomatic friendliness, and tigers locked up in many big zoos around the world. 

The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) has been continuing its effort in raising the awareness of wild animal conservation, how? Their tactic is to leverage human being's desire to "own". Yes, you care if you own something, be it an animal or a tree.

How meaningful and lovely would it be to adopt a wild giant panda and have the adoption pack with certificate sent to your friend as a gift for Christmas! You could choose either a monthly donation of minimum HK$50/month, or an one-off donation of minimum HK$400/month (surely this is a better option as a gift). WWF make it really easy to register an adoption and have the gift pack safely posted to your / your friend's home - all done online from the call-for-action link below. There are also a lot other great gift selections at the Panda Shop.

Call for action: Adopt a panda for your friend / self now :)

Watch the video below of WWF's call for your support to their conservation work in improving the wild panda's habitat in China:

The content of an adoption gift pack (Credit: WWF)

When it comes to conserving wild animals or sustaining the environment, we, human, as being the intellectual on the planet earth should take up responsibility not to offend the law of nature, or try to minimize our impact to the environment. WWF's website information are sufficiently mind-striking to wake some eco-conscious city people, who live in within concrete walls and are temporarily fooled by the illusion of a distant nature equalizing an non-existing nature, to take action. Indeed, there are so many things we could do to help save the eco-system and the nature, perhaps I should open another post to share some relevant ones with events / parties (yay! topic's set for next time :)) Back to this Christmas, hope you like my sharing of this gift idea and would consider giving your friend an adopted panda!





7 more Green Christmas Ideas coming up in the succeeding posts :)) Stay tuned...!

Craft Beers discovery continues...

Been writing about craft beers and so happened that hanging out at two beer bar & restaurants enlivened my weekend just nice~

Friday night-
The signature Beer Can Chicken and beer cocktails at "The Roundhouse" were sensational. This new restaurant was formerly the Manchester Bar Restaurant and anyhow, the successor has proven to be as gimmicky for Hong Kong people, well, foodies in particular. We were there in a group of 4 and were all fascinated by the creativity of their cocktails, especially their beer cocktails. The recipes are actually simple but the visual presentation could call out the inner child of an overworked girl on a Friday night >v<

(From left) English Tea Martini, Lovely Peach, Beergarita, My friend's fav blue and my fav 1664 blanc

Okay...for guys, there are also over 70 types of micro-brews (craft beers) to choose from, to satisfy the most curious type. I especially like the way they take their bar offerings serious by having an iPhone app to introduce every beer and cocktail on their menu, incl. the tasting notes - clap clap for it!

Roundhouse iPhone app

Food-wise, the selection is pretty friendly and decent, in terms of quality over price. Most items on the menu are of portions to share. The juicy and aromatic Beer Can Chicken comes in whole for $185 while a hearty California Cobb Salad costs $108. Together with a chicken wings platter (a dozen for $88), cheese fries and a Six-Cheese pizza (what a nice surprise for a cheese lover used to having 4-cheeses! $128), 4 of us walked out the door after a long night chat with full stomach without breaking the bank haha!

Anticipated enough, The Roundhouse has now taken a place in my list of the best craft beer bars in town~

The Roundhouse - No. 36 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

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Saturday night-

Got an invitation from the owner of Stone's to their craft beer event co-organized by the Hop Leaf HK (a craft beer importer) and GeoExpat. 

Tai Hang Block Party - Presented by Hop Leaf HK & GeoExpat @ Stone's

The rain didn't seem to wash away the passion for craft beers of many expats and locals in town. It was a full house coming into sight when I arrived, people each sipping on different bottles from Rogue (Oregon, USA) / North Coast (California, USA) / Baird (Numazu, Japan). 

With an entrance of $150, I got a bottle of craft beer of choice and a small buffet of appetizers provided by the host venue. Kevin (one of Stone's owners) recommended the Numazu Lager by Baird which has a light overall sweetness without being too hoppy or bitter (forgive my totally unprofessional tasting note, it works just fine for myself tho). The Hazelnut Brown Nectar by Rogue was also a tasty one, but for your info, don't expect the same from its name coz it has nothing to do with 'nectar' :P It has a nutty and malty palate, quite exceptional!

I had a good time with my good friend over good beers and good food :) Nice one! Hop Leaf and Stone's!

Stone's - G/F, China Tower, 1-9 Lin Fa Kung West St., Tai Hang, Causeway Bay

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Panorama bar near Nathan Road - Jewel in a Boutique

Surprises bubble up every now and then if you keep you eyes and mind open - this time I am talking about a cozy rooftop panorama bar housed in a new boutique hotel in Jordan, Madera (a.k.a.木的地酒店). If all you want is a little quiet place in the middle of the vibrant Kowloon, with astonishing view and a friendly bar-tender at your service, you may find the Panorama Lounge an oasis in the concrete surroundings.

The Panorama Lounge is located on the 29/F of the hotel building with a living room size lounge bar area with living room setting (couches and plasma TV...what else do you need? Yea, the bar of course!). Walk up the stairs to the rooftop, you will be wowed by the unique panorama view of the Kowloon peninsula plus HK Island just a stone's throw away from our usual viewpoint from TST. Like my friend would say, one can't usually see the Nathan Road that straight from close. Haha it makes no sense but when I looked at it, I couldn't agree more!

The bar-tender was nice and thoughtful but he was about to move on and work at another bar in TST by the time I visited - good luck! Anyway, this bar is kind of family style so whichever you name, as long as the ingredient is available, you'll get it.

So I got my Cosmopolitan with a luscious squeeze of the lit lemon skin (so as to release the lemon oil) - such a long-lasting savor! We also got some other cocktails out from creativity. The best thing was to watch the bar-tender's skills and chat along.

Litting up the lemon skin

After cocktails, it was close to the closing time at 11:30pm, Mr. bar-tender was itching to show his skills again~ and made us some dangerous shooters!! Olala!

Panorama Lounge at Madera is generally a great venue for private parties - which can comfortably accommodate approx. 20 pax at the 'living room' plus rooftop. Check its website for details. Cheers!

Madera - 1 Cheong Lok Street, Jordan, Kowloon+852 2121 9888

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Craft beers and top beer bars in Hong Kong

Something that catches my attention these days is the rising popularity of craft beers in Hong Kong. Craft beers are defined as beers produced by small, independent and traditional breweries (Brewers Association). They are made with traditional ingredients like malted barley, and often added with interesting and sometimes non-traditional ingredients - for their magical and distinctive kicks.

Jonathan So organized the first ever Beertopia! craft beer tasting event in Hong Kong this April featuring some major craft beer vendors locally and introduced over 90 craft beers from 10 countries. They are still organizing smaller events now and then, so stay tuned with Beertopia! Or if you wish to find your favorite bars for craft beers, keep on reading this post!

Beertopia! Hong Kong Western Market 2012

There has been extensive travel/city reviews covering great beer places in HK, like CNNGo's Best Hong Kong beer purveyors highlighting and reviewing a rising number of craft beers found in town, and TimeOut Hong Kong's Best bars for beer in Hong Kong's useful list of bars with descriptions down to the essence (but note it's been slightly outdated already).

PartyStuff's Beer Bar List is going to be a constant update with a condensed summary of beer bars reviews plus some of my personal recommendations. Hope it could help plan your beer bar crawl in Hong Kong with more fun - enjoy! ;)

Central 

The Globe - 45 Graham St., Central [menu]

Recommended: Hong Kong's largest selection of 12 beers on tap and over 100 bottled craft beers including the rich and chocolaty Fullers London Porter; the crisp, hoppy Thornbridge Jaipur IPA and Theakston Old Peculier, a bittersweet old ale with hints of dried fruit.

Cochrane’s - 46 Cochrane St., Central [menu]

Recommended: About 50 beer choices (one of the El Grande bars) and some special rum cocktails

Frites Central - 1/F Queen's Place, 74 Queen's Road Central (entrance on Pottinger St.)

Recommended: Frites has the widest selection of Belgian Beers (over 70) in HK including famous ones by Trappist monks - characterized by its robust flavor, full-body and high alcohol brews, and some rare brews like Artevelde and Montagnarde.

Hong Kong Brew House - 21 D’Aguilar St., Lan Kwai Fong, Central [menu]

Recommended: Fullers London Pride and Organic Honey Dew beers on tap (an El Grande bar)

The Keg - 52 D'Aguilar St., Lan Kwai Fong, Central [menu]

Recommended: Some special beers like the Canadian Tankhouse Ale, Australian Monteiths at this Canadian-themed bar resembling a large barrel

The Beer Bay (Beer stall with no seating) - Central Ferry Pier 3 

Recommended: Old Speckled Hen, a creamy, malty English pale ale; Durham St. Cuthbert, a hoppy, citrusy American-style IPA from England; Brew Dog, a bitter, edgy ale from a Scottish brewery and its many other bottled craft beers same as The Globe for half the price!

Wan Chai

Trafalgar - 5/F, 62 Lockhart Road, The Broadway, Wan Chai [menu]

Recommended: On tap- Marston’s Pedigree, an English Pale Ale, and the sweet, floral Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc on tap; Bottled- over 60 bottles of English beers, Castle Rock Elsie Mo, a hoppy, fruity summer beer, or Wells Bombardier, with malty biscuit notes are worth trying.

The Canny Man - Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai [menu]

Recommended: Total Scottish experience - try its Caledonian Scottish ale 

Hop House - Shop 14, 1/F, Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Road, Wanchai [menu]

Recommended: De Koninck and Vedett from Belgium are exclusively on tap (an El Grande bar)

Frites Wan Chai - Shop 6, 1/F, Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Raod, Wan Chai   

Recommended: See Frites Central 

Slim’s - 1 Wing Fun St., Wan Chai [menu]

Again, another bar of El Grande's with over 40 micro-brew craft beers

 The Pawn - 62 Johnston Road, Wan Chai

Recommended: This heritage building has been turned into an epicures' dining room with some fine beers but obviously not their main trade

King Ludwig Beerhall - Shops 1 & 2 G/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai

Recommended: Arcobrau Schloss Dunkel, a German dark beer positioned as a 'dark lager' with a lighter body than a stout like Guiness, but it's highly drinkable with a slight sweetness. 

Causeway Bay 

East End Brewery - Sunning Plaza, 10 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay [menu]

Recommended: A list of over 60 local and imported craft beers, in a peanut shells surroundings (an El Grande bar)

Inn Side Out - Sunning Plaza, 10 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay [menu]

Right next to East End Brewery under the El Grande group with similar menu 

Tai Hang

Stone's - G/F, China Tower, 1-9 Lin Fa Street West, Tai Hang

Recommended: Its unique choices of beers including an Irish cream ale, Kilkenny, in draught and some hand picked American micro-brews from Ballast Point, North Coast Brewing Co. and Rogue

Happy Valley

Happy Valley Bar and Grill - 38 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley [menu]

Recommended: Another El Grande bar with the most extensive beer list (over 90) in the district

The Jockey - 33 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley

Recommended: Boutique Real Ales from the UK and unique Crafted Beers

Island East

Frites Quarry Bay - G/F, Oxford House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road

Recommended: See Frites Central

Tsim Sha Tsui 

The Roundhouse - No. 36 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Recommended: Over 70 craft beers and some beer cocktails that would definitely satisfy your curiosity

Fatt’s Place - 2 Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui [menu]

Recommended: A similar choice of over 70 micro-brews as other El Grande bars, good to go for its pizzas and other food as well

Tequila Jack's - 33-35 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui [menu]

Recommended: Mexican beers including Bohemia, with a clean malty aroma and a touch of sweetness and fruitiness.

Bahamas Mama - 4 Knutsford Terrrace, Tsim Sha Tsui 

Recommended: This Caribbean themed beach bar wins my heart with its decor and my favorite Edelweiss Weissbier. Otherwise, beer choices are quite standard.

King Ludwig Beerhall - Shop No. 32, KCR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station

Recommended: See King Ludwig Beerhall, Wan Chai

Yuen Long

Biere von Irene - Shop 17B, 7-25 Yau San St., Yuen Long

Recommended: An unusual and unique beer place exclusively (in HK) with Rogue on tap; and Sanmichlaus, a doppelbock with 14% alcohol from the thousand-year-old Austrian brewer - Eggenberg. Totally worth the traveling to this district!

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Updated on 24/6/2012

Restaurant Review: Zone D Ristorante

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Zone D Ristorante

 - 4/F 16 Matheson Street,Causeway Bay, Hong Kong - 

Tel: 98025504 / 92110897

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ZONE-D/96318747610

My uni friends and I booked a table of 6 at Zone D and had a nice gathering last night :) Zone D (in Chinese: 兄弟私房菜, fair enough ;D) is an Italian private kitchen conveniently located in a tong lau building nearby Times Square, CWB. Filled with anticipation, one still needs to endure a climb of 4-storeys up the stairs to reach this gourmet wonderland. 

We made our menu choice by email during reservation beforehand, so all we did was to sit back and enjoy our time through this 5-course meal.

1st course-Appetizer: Beef Carpaccio

This beef carpaccio was thicker sliced than my cognitive knowledge of the paper-thin beef carpaccio. Surprisingly, the taste was superb as it was a very nice flavored beef well cured by the crusting seasonings. With shredded Parmesan cheese topping and my favorite rockets, it was heaven.

2nd course-Soup: Mushroom soup

A nice blended mushroom soup with a little spoonful of truffle to stir in. I love the texture of the soup as there are tiny bits of chewy mushroom in it which was perfect. The taste was a bit on the flat side even though truffles were added (the truffle was not of the strongest perfume neither). The architecture of the dish scored high by the distinctive culinary skills of the chef, my highest respect for the little details.

3rd course-Pasta: Prawn Linguine with Tomato Sauce

Every ingredient in this dish blend in well with each other which was exceptional. The linguine was of perfect cooking time, prawns were good, the sauce and seasonings were awesome.

4th course-Main: Grilled Cod Fish with Fresh Tomato Salsa

This was a better main course choice than the other two (Grilled spring chicken & grilled short rib steak) in my opinion. The fish fillet was perfectly cooked which was still juicy and tender. The tomato salsa crust was magical as the cherry tomato were kept juicy and aromatic while the tomato flavored crunchy bread crumbs stayed dry surrounding the whole juicy baby. Highly recommend!

5th course-Dessert: Creme Brulee

A little bit disappointing I would say, as I always have high expectation on creme brulees from restaurants.The caramel crust which is supposed to give a contrasting texture to the creamy base while keeping unity of the whole thing was too thick... The custard part was on the sturdy side as well...It would also have been better with more vanilla taste and a creamier base :)

Overall, it was a very satisfying dinner with a good price (HK$350 for 5-courses incl. service+free corkage for the 1st bottle). We had a wonderful time in the cozy Zone-D. We will definitely come back :)

Additional Information:

For Private Party booking: Minimum spending HK$7,000, menu is negotiable to customize choices

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How to "Wow" Party guests?

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Every event has its 'cause' to gather a particular group of people. For organizers, they look at participation. But for party planners, we want to make sure all the guests enjoy the most out of the party.

Here comes your mission - try to input a "Wow" factor no matter how boring the theme/ cause may sound. You will be surprised how synergistic it gets to enlighten the ambiance of the party.

Here are what you could work on...hope you find the tips useful :)

1. An interesting theme

It's a basic requirement. From award ceremony, annual dinner to festival gala, you need to give your guests a heads up of what to expect. Give a 'theme' to your event in addition to your event title, e.g. "Red Carpet Glam Night" or "Blue & Glitters" -- gimmicks are always interesting.

Be consistent with your visuals, invitation cards, e-mail communication (you could even attach an imageboard to make sure every one is getting the same idea), venue decoration, accessories, cake design (see my previous post about 'corporate cupcakes'- March 23,2012), music, on-stage tone of voice, souvenir giveaway etc.

If you wish to set a dress code, try not to go too over the top and make guests feel 'uncomfortable' coming to the party since invitation - esp. for corporate events that involves an age range from 20 to 60. A mild and achievable theme is good enough for every one to dress in unity - of coz. exception applies to a relatively niche group ;)

2. Venue matters

The venue could tell half of the theme, whether it's grand, formal, relaxed, fun, active, gimmicky...apart from hotel ballrooms or clubhouses, there are actually a lot of restaurants, cafes and bars in town that could be rented out for private parties. So, next time when you have found a nice cozy place for dinner or an after-drink, talk to the restaurant manager to see if the place could accommodate private events. Your guests won't refuse to go somewhere different and interesting.

Ideas: Beach bar, cigar lounge, Italian restaurant, Japanese fusion restaurant, Winery, fashion boutique and more..

The 8th Estate Winery @ Ap Lei Chau

 3. Delightful little things

If budget won't allow you to have an Oscar scale production, you may consider small items that go around the theme and delightful at the same time. Glittery hats, home-production theme video, a red carpet photo spot, themed canapes will all do.

Oscar party canape (Photo credit: International Business Times Inc.)

4. The MC

A good MC on stage is able to embrace the atmosphere while ensuring the flow goes as planned. If you are not hiring a professional MC, make sure the appointed one is well prepared (v.v. important!) of the flow (rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!) - I do mean every detail of it as if he/she has gone through the event over and over again for at least 5 times.The MC should know the rundown, speakers' names and background, music, the menu and act as a timekeeper. The MC could throw out lighthearted jokes without embarrassing and outshining the organizer/ speaker.

5. Games to warm up/ 'wake up'

A little ice-breaking game to warm up participants is nice to have. A "wake-up" game during the event could also bring the spirits of getting full/ bored/ tipsy/ overly talkative guests together. The MC or a high ranking member of the organizer could help to host. A toast by an organizing key person will also do to grasp attention and gather lost souls.

What else...?

There are limitless ways to enhance participation and maximize the fun of a party. Party ideas don't come up all in one time right when you need to organize one. Keep a look out for ideas in everyday life and these small ideas might come together to make an awesome party one day!

Enjoy party planning!

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