New Year's Eve: delicious three-course dinner party menu I cook a lot of what most people would consider "special occasion" food in my restaurant all the time, so it can be hard to work out what to cook when I want to make something special at home. Food that is both simple and impressive is tricky. We don't want to spend the whole day cooking, but we do want to amaze our guests. This menu strikes a balance, with a good-looking dish that is really just a careful assembly job, a classic main course that showcases beautiful ingredients and a spectacular dessert that looks tremendous but is fairly straightforward to produce. It will provide an unforgettable finale if brought out with a glass of champagne at the midnight hour. Stevie Parle's New Year's Eve dinner party menu