# Anna Hezel’s Party Tricks for Relaxed Entertaining

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Podcast: [The Dinner Plan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dinner-plan-7020485)
Published: 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thedinnerplan.substack.com/p/anna-hezel-party-tricks
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## Resource

Anna Hezel's new book is full of fun party food you can serve when you're entertaining—and this conversation with Anna offers tips for hosting without stress. Learn how Anna likes to serve party food in courses of quick snacks, heartier appetizers and warm dishes, and even dessert, and get her thoughts on the things we can learn from cocktail parties of generations past. If you've been in a cooking rut, it could be that planning a casual gathering is exactly what you need: "Asking yourself the question of, 'what do I want to cook for my friends?’ is a good answer," Anna says, "to the question of 'what do I want to cook for myself?'" Get Anna's matrimonio tartine recipe on The Dinner Plan's newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com —you'll need to scroll all the way down. ____ Thanks to this week's sponsors: Made In Cookware: Head to madein.cc/dinnerplan to unlock your discount offer. Nice Cans: Get 20% off Nice Cans sardines by using code DINNERPLAN20 at JustNiceCans.com Find In the Test Kitchen from America's Test Kitchen wherever you listen to podcasts and on Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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