Episode Details

How do you plan a Halloween party with edible glitter? Three decisions, three weekends — and no October 30th panic-buy. Pick the palette first: orange is the anchor, black is the contrast shade, purple joins for potion drinks, and green only if slime is on the menu. Then split the jobs — flaky drink glitter for the clear pours, fine luster dust for the bakes. The serving is 0.1 grams, so a 10 g jar pours about 100 servings: two jars cover a full party, with plenty left over for winter baking. In this episode: - The two-jar shopping list that runs a 24-person party — and the order to buy the other shades in - Why opaque orange punch swallows shimmer, and the clear pours that read as witch's potions instead - The oven rule for glittered bakes: what survives the heat, and where sparkle actually gets seen - A three-weekend countdown — menu, rehearsal pour, bake day — that beats the late-October rush - The porch-light rehearsal trick that checks your look before you commit three dozen cupcakes to it Who should skip it: if your Halloween is a candy bowl and a porch light, you don't need any of this — and if you're decorating displays nobody will eat, cheaper craft glitter is the honest buy. All-opaque drink menus should skip the drink jar and put the shimmer on the dessert table. The shades from this episode are on Amazon: MONÉGASQUE Orange Beach, Lavender Fields, Midnight Black, and Emerald Green drink glitter (10 g jars), plus Orange, Purple, Black, and Green in the luster dust line — about $15 a jar as of publish; check the listing for current pricing. Produced with AI-crafted hosts. Full transcript on the episode page. New questions answered every week at The Monégasque Table.