The Best Appetizers of 2024 (and 2023)

As the calendar rolls over from one year to the next, New Year’s Eve is a chance to celebrate. And what is a celebration without tasty and exciting foods? For me, New Year’s Eve means appetizers, and a wide variety at that.

Here are my favorite cocktail snacks from 2024, with some from 2023 thrown in for good measure (since I neglected to prepare such a list a year ago), along with links to their recipes. See similar lists of my best small bites from 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

I hope this inspires you to prepare a few mouthwatering hors d’oeuvres to make the night special for those with whom you will be celebrating, whether a large group or a party of one.

Have a Happy New Year and may 2025 bring you bundles of joy, an abundance of good health, and a wealth of delicious food!!

Lemongrass Meatballs

Zucchini Scarpaccia

French Onion Soup Puff Pastry Tarts

Baked Brie with Fig, Honey, and Toasted Walnuts

Spiced Lamb-Stuffed Fatayer

Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Twists

Artichoke Dip

Shumai

Banh Mi Bruschetta

Baked Stuffed Clams

Eggplant Caponata

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