Festivus Dinner
In the Seinfeld episode "The Strike," a celebratory dinner is shown on the evening of Festivus. The on-air meal appeared to be meat loaf or spaghetti in a red sauce. In the episode, no alcohol was served, but George Costanza's boss, Mr. Kruger, drank from a flask.
So what should you serve at your Festivus celebration? We have many options and suggestions listed below.
Don't forget, the whole point is to make your Festivus celebration fun and memorable!
Festivus Dinner Menu Options
For a "traditional" meal, serve meat loaf or spaghetti, or any other dish in a red sauce, as shown in the episode "The Strike".
If you look at the images on the right you can witness vague and blurry screen shots of the actual dish served at the Costanza Festivus. In the top image it looks like spaghetti. However in the bottom image it looks more like meatloaf. You can be the judge. Both are delicious entrees! Maybe serve both?
However, there are many other options for your Festivus Dinner. A lot of people have fun with it by serving foods/dishes that have been in some of their favorite Seinfeld episodes.
All the items listed below were featured in the Seinfeld series in one episode or another, making them all fun options for your Festivus celebration!
- Main Courses and Side Dishes
Marble Rye- Bagels
- Beefarino
- Mutton or Pork Chops
- Calzone
- Chinese flounder
- Kung-Pao Chicken
- Pizza (Make your own)
- Fusilli
- Paella
- Pasta primavera
- Risoto
- Broccoli
- Egg Rolls
- Very thinly sliced deli meat
- Lobster
- Big Salad
- Crepes (Tightly wrapped)
- Sandwiches
- Atomic Sub
- Tuna
- Tuna on toast
- Soups
- Bouillabaisse
- Mulligatawny
- Wild Mushroom
- Chicken Gumbo
- Turkey Chili
- Mushroom Barley
- Lobster bisque
- Jambalaya
- Yankee Bean
- Dessert
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Black and white cookies - Chocolate or Cinnamon (Lesser) Babka
- Chocolate eclairs
- Drakes Coffee Cakes
- Pineapple gelati
- Mackinaw Peaches
- Wedding cake
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- Snacks
- Muffin tops
- Poppy Seed Muffins
- Bear Claws
- Pretzels
- Pudding skins singles
- Drakes Coffee Cakes
- Ring Dings
- Airline peanuts
- Non-Fat Yogurt
- Large Block of Cheese
- Dip (Not for double-dipping)
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Candies
- Snickers
- Oh Henry!
- Twix
- Jujee fruits
- Chunky bars
- Junior Mints
- Pez
- Chinese Chewing Gum
- Tic Tacs
- Beverages
Merlot- Ovaltine
- Snapple
- Bosco
- YooHoo
- Fruits and Vegetables
- "Mackinaw" Peaches
- Mangos
- Hampton Tomatoes
- Steamed Brocolli
- Breakfast
- Corn Flakes
- Kasha
- Egg white omelet
- Scrambled eggs with lobster
- Condiments
- Ketchup and mustard in the same bottle
- Maple syrup
- Salsa
- Fast Food
- Arby's
- Kenny Rogers chicken
- Papaya King Hot Dogs