Trend We Love: Mini Food

Mouthwatering mini food ideas from the new book, Bite by Bite!

Trend Watch: Mini Food

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Why we love these adorable, delectable bites for your reception.

Eenie, meenie, minie, MEATBALL! And pig-in-a-blanket! And baby caramel apple! It seemed like every party we went to during bridal market [1] featured adorable, delectable bites perfectly proportioned for a dollhouse kitchen.

We munched our way from Joan Rivers’ party for Preston Bailey [2] to Colin Cowie’s wedding-website launch, from the Upper East Side to West Chelsea and beyond…finally hitting the mini-motherlode at a book launch celebrating the creative force behind this genius cuisine: Peter Callahan. His new cookbook, Bite by Bite: 100 Stylish Little Plates You Can Make for Any Party [3], is a gorgeous and easy-to-follow guide to Callahan’s inventive food, as whimsical as it is delicious.

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Mini meatballs topped with a swirl of spaghetti and a drop of tomato sauce

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Delectable mini grilled cheese

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Super cute mini pigs in mini blankets!

mini caramel apples

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Adorable and delicious baby caramel apples

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BG's Mary Clarke, author Peter Callahan, and writer Carolyn Sollis at the book launch party.

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Bite by Bite by Peter Callahan

—Mary Clarke