At any Super Bowl party, you know that only half the action happens on screen. The rest is provided by great friends and of course, some good eats. We spent our Super Bowl Sunday with Jay and Judy who hosted a wonderful event with plenty of food, wine and even some killer bloody martinis.

I brought over my signature apple pie and a bottle of Artesa pinot noir.

Here are some Super Bowl appetizer ideas that will be sure crowd pleasers at next year’s event. Unless you are in New Orleans, in which case, you may have several parties still to go.

Loni Stark is an artist at Atelier Stark, self-professed foodie, and adventure travel seeker who has a lifelong passion for technology’s impact on business and creativity. She collaborates with Clinton Stark on video projects for Atelier Stark Films. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way up to the Golden Gate Bridge. She makes no claims to super powers, although sushi is definitely her Kryptonite.