It's Another New Year's Eve

Your guests will never go hungry while waiting for the ball to drop this New Year’s Eve. Emilio Mignucci, from Di Bruno Bros. in Philadelphia, gives his favorite suggestions for party starters (caviar that will impress without breaking the bank), cheese and meat plates with show-stopping accompaniments (like beer or Spanish Membrillo), sweets and bubbly to ring in 2011. He suggests having plenty of food to go around, to keep the party going well into the New Year.—Nicole Potenza Denis

Starters

Aged Pecorino Toscano Cheese ($24.99/pound; dibruno.com) with Di Bruno White Truffle Honey drizzle ($8.99; dibruno.com)

Applewood Smoked Washington State Steelhead Caviar from River & Glen ($192.50/5.5 ounces; riverandglen.com)

Black Lava Cashews (left) ($9.99; dibruno.com)

Chilean Alfonso Olives, soaked in wine ($7.99/pound; dibruno.com)

Italian Gaeta Olives ($9.99/pound; dibruno.com)

Manchego Cheese with Membrillo (right) ($19.99; dibruno.com) 

Paddlefish Caviar from River & Glen ($198/5.5 ounces; riverandglen.com)

Cheese & Beer

 
DiBruno Beer Lover’s Cheese Sampler (right) ($69.99; dibruno.com):

Cheese: Noord Hollander Gouda
Suggested Beer: Victory Brewing Company Lager (victorybeer.com)

Cheese: Ossau Iraty
Suggested Beer: Dogfish Head's Indian Brown Ale (dogfish.com)

Cheese: Pecorino Ginepro
Suggested Beer:  Rogue's Monk Madness (rogue.com)

Cheese: Cabot Clothbound Cheddar
Suggested Beer: Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA (dogfish.com)

Cheese: Gorwydd Caerphilly
Suggested Beer: Victory's Golden Monkey (victorybeer.com)

Cheese: Colston Bassett
Suggested Beer: Rogue's Chocolate Stout (rogue.com)

Crostini

Pan Ducale Potato, Parsley & Garlic or Hot Pepper Crostini (left) (from $3.99; dibruno.com) 

Cured Meats

Creminelli Tartufo Salami ($59.99/2 pounds; creminelli.com)

Di Bruno Old Fashioned Sopressata, sweet or hot ($10.99/12 ounces; dibruno.com)

Fra Mani Toscano Salami ($100/5.5 pounds; framani.com)

Greci & Folzani Prosciutto di Parma Black Label Reserve ($29.99/pound; dibruno.com)

River & Glen Moulard Duck Prosciutto (right) ($20.90/pound; riverandglen.com) 

Sweet Tooth

Charles Chocolates Wine Infused Pate de Fruit ($21.99; charleschocolates.com)

Di Bruno’s Chocolate Bar Set ($9.99/5 bars; dibruno.com) 

Gilda’s Biscotti ($6.50/0.5 pound; gildasbiscotti.typepad.com) 

Le Chef Patissier All Natural Truffles, dusted with cocoa (right) ($7.99; dibruno.com)

Midnight Toasting Sparkler

Mionetto Prosecco (prices vary; mionettousa.com)

Val d’Oca Prosecco (prices vary; valdoca.com)

Nicole Denis is a regular foodspring.com contributor and is the author of foodspring’s foodie-mom blog.

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