Entertaining and Parties. Potluck Show Stoppers Article. Modern Potluck - Entertaining. Feed a crowd with recipes from some of our favorite chefs Potlucks have an unfortunate association with the 1970s and seven-layer dip.
Though many palates have matured, potlucks are still a hodgepodge gamble that challenges the control freak in every host or hostess. One person, asked to bring a salad, may arrive with bottled poppy seed dressing and out-of-season strawberries, while another will bring sliced fennel, radicchio, and blood oranges garnished with edible flowers. We wanted to know what a professional might do when faced with a potluck request. So we asked chefs from a few of our favorite restaurants what they would feed to a crowd, and they gave us some great ideas.