I received an invitation a few days ago for a party . I thought it was pure genius and wanted to share it.

Once again, the time to celebrate Meat and Martini is upon us. Bring a meat based dish of your choice on March 21, 2009 and share in the festivities. In exchange for your meat, we will ply you with your choice of a plethora of martini drinks.

The Rules:
1) This is a red meat based party. Meat does not need to be the central element in your dish, but it should be prominent. Example: bacon-wrapped shrimp. The bacon makes shrimp a perfectly acceptable Meat dish. Wrapping the shrimp in bacon, battering all that, and wrapping it all in a piece of rare roast beef? Absolute genius.
2) No vegetarian dishes allowed unless you, the invitee, is vegetarian.
3) No exotic meats – anything you can get (without a pre-order) from the Central Market meat department is allowed. This means, for example, lion and alligator are verboten. However, lamb and buffalo are fine. Exception: Anything you killed yourself. If you went to Africa and killed yourself some lion, you can bring a lion dish to Meat and Martini.
4) Pork, bacon and other pig products are temporarily granted “red meat” status.
5) NO CHICKEN. The only acceptable flying meat is duck. Why? ‘Cause it’s red.

The Suggestions:
1) Start fiber loading at least 48 hours before Meat and Martini. Trust me, you’ll be happier come Sunday if you do.
2) Find a designated driver or call a cab. Martinis + driving = badness.
3) Be very careful when parking and look for street signs. People have been towed.
4) If you can’t get a designated driver, let us know. We’ll be happy to find you a cab, or a pillow, blanket and someplace to crash. We might even throw in some day-after Gatorade and Advil.
5) Don’t bring extra booze. Seriously, we’ll have enough for a Kennedy reunion.