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Dec 4, 2007

A Trailer Park Christmas


The spam-topped, pink Christmas tree and a true trailer-park spread: casseroles of all kinds, cheetos, and cans of Easy Cheese


Sure, I raised a glass of Champagne last week at a holiday fete at Prada, and followed it up with a ladies luncheon hosted by Amanda Puck at Le Colonial. But I wasn’t quite in the seasonal spirit until this weekend, when writer/m.henry pastry chef Michael Bowen threw his annual White Trash/White Christmas party in Edgewater. Here’s how it works: you dress up like a hillbilly, prepare a funny food item, and bring along an obscene “white elephant” gift. My crowd’s offering: Cheetos, a beef stick, a bottle of Pinot from the 7-Eleven, and an oversized garden gnome carrying a pail of crystals. The gnome got snapped up quickly in the gift exchange. That’s because it’s classy!

Photography: Cassie Walker

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Reader Comments:
Dec 10, 2007 11:44 am
 Posted by  Anonymous

This party really does epitomize the holiday season - I've been numerous times! My white trash gifts always veer towards the funny and away from the useful. Over the years, my take homes have included:

- a pack of chewing tobacco
- gay male "pre-condom" porn
- a Care Bear lamp (no, seriously)

but this year I was very sad to miss it, as I had a great gift to contribute, that's right:

- a flour/sugar/coffee/tea set of cannisters decorated with Pillsbury Doughboy scenes.

It was a gift. A completely seriously given gift.

Have a White Trash, White Elephant, White Christmas party, folks, you won't forget it.

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