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10 Ideas for a Tasty Cocktail Hour

John Karangis of Union Square Events serves up 10 cocktail-hour bites to please everyone—and their mother.

Food Stylist: CARRIE PURCELL

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Lobster corn dog with tarragon mustard sauce.

"Serve corn dogs, chicken and waffles, and champagne and caviar. People want elegant, but they don't want formal," explains Karangis.

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