Opinion Hosting a Chappell Roan themed party? Follow this guide and you’re hot to go!

It’s hard to be casual when the menu is this aesthetic 🤤💗 Follow these 5 simple steps to host the ultimate Chappell Roan themed night!

Chappell Roan’s iconic blend of Midwest princess and retro glam makes her the perfect muse for a themed dinner party – think punny drinks, dreamy dishes, a truly blinding number of disco balls, and enough pink to make even Barbie raise an eyebrow.

Ready to host the ultimate party inspired by our queen Chappell Roan? Good luck, babe! Here’s your (100% vegan-friendly) recipe for a night worthy of worship…

Step 1: Source your Pink Pony Club-themed party decor 🐎✨

To truly honour the extravagant spirit of Chappell Roan’s drag-inspired aesthetic, you’ve got to embrace the go-big-or-go-home mentality. This is the time to throw all subtlety out the window and SHOW. NO. FEAR.

Start by drowning the space in hot pink, electric red, and royal purple textiles and tableware, sprinkling in plenty of heart-shaped, star-shaped, and disco-ball accents.

Then, just when you think you’re done, keep going: Bedazzle every surface it is humanly possible to bedazzle (including your own face) with glitter and rhinestones. We’re aiming for a table so shiny you’ll need sunglasses to see the food.

For the dress code, don’t even try to tell your friends it’s casual – cowboy hats, flare pants, and sparkles are practically non-negotiable. The more camp, the more maximalist, the better. 

Step 2: Pick hearty main dishes with a pop of pink 💗

Here are our top contenders for your main act – hearty vegan dishes that fit right into the aesthetic: 

Beetroot Burgers with Roasted Capsicum & Tzatziki: These beetroot burger patties are unconventionally vibrant (just like someone else we know) and taste femininomenal. To add even more hot pink to the mix, you can colour the tzatziki with beetroot juice too.

Homemade Vegan BBQ Pizza: Sweet, smoky, and layered with melty vegan cheese, this BBQ pizza is bold enough to headline the main stage. Want to make your slices even more iconic? Cut extra toppings like vegan pepperoni or tomatoes into heart shapes – then DIY your own Chappell Roan-inspired pizza boxes!

Chimichurri Mushroom-Steak Tacos: Topped with bright pink garnishes of pickled red onion and a punchy chimichurri sauce, these irresistible mushroom-steak tacos look the part and taste even better. For an even more filling option to keep you dancing til after midnight, try swapping out the mushrooms for plant-based chicken.

Vegan Jackfruit ‘Pulled Pork’ Sandwich: You could totally make a pink pony club sandwich using vegan chicken and bacon, but jackfruit ‘pulled pork’ sandwiches are also a chart-topping sensation! This hearty recipe contains sweet, rich, tangy flavours that hit all the right notes. 

Step 3: Fill the gaps with snacks and sides (… and more pink)

These crowd-pleasing bites will keep the pink and purple vibes going strong! For extra no-prep options, grab some Purple Sweet Potato Vege Chips, Swizzels Love Hearts, Mega Sweet Hearts Candy, or set out a mixed bowl of strawberries and raspberries. 

Beetroot & Butter Bean Dip: You can’t go wrong with this show-stopping beetroot dip. Delicately spiced and packed with protein, it practically spins right from the blender into the spotlight – and would make a beautiful addition to a cracker-piled vegan cheeseboard.

Farro Salad with Pickled Red Onions: Bright, pink-hued, and pretty as a picture, this hearty farro salad is just as filling as it is refreshing, making it a great counterpoint to any richer, heavier dishes. 

Cowboy Caviar Recipe: We couldn’t possibly celebrate the Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess without embracing the cowboy of it all. This bean dish is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that practically sings with flavour – serve up with crunchy corn chips and watch your guests hoof it back for more. 

Rainbow Slaw: For so many (hopefully obvious) reasons, this rainbow slaw is a must! 🌈 Featuring chard, red cabbage, beetroot, and a colourful spectrum of other fresh veg, it’s safe to say your whole palette is covered with this one. 

Grilled Cabbage Skewers with Country Slaw: Add a pop of bright purple with these melt-in-your-mouth charred cabbage skewers, generously drizzled with zesty mustard and lemon dressing.

Step 4: Give everyone a sugar high with these Chappell Roan inspired vegan desserts – which also happen to be pink

Sweet enough to be a love song and pretty enough to make your heart skip a beat, these vegan desserts will have everyone swooning:

Coconut Cherry Truffles: Anything sweet, sassy and cherry-filled is absolutely the right vibe for a Chappell-themed dessert. These coconut cherry truffles are cheekily addictive and ripe for the picking.

Red Velvet Bliss Balls: Edgy, elegant, and dressed to impress – these gorgeous little red velvet bliss balls did not get the memo about keeping it casual. They’re the perfect bite-sized treat for when you want a little drama and a lot of indulgence.

Jammy Dodgers: These adorable, buttery cookies with a sticky, jam-filled centre are almost too cute to handle. A little nostalgic, a little flirty, and impossible to resist. Good luck not going heart-eyed over these ones, babe! 

Vegan Strawberry Cake: This soft, fluffy strawberry cake is just as dreamy as it looks – perfectly pink and bursting with sweet berry flavour. It’s giving major pop princess energy, with plush layers that are almost too pretty to eat … almost 😉

Vegan Pavlova: My sweet-toothed friends and I absolutely swear by Zacchary Bird’s vegan aquafaba pavlova recipe, and it’s so easy to decorate for the theme, too! Add a smear of raspberry coulis to the top, along with some heart-shaped halved strawberries, rose petals, and mini disco balls. 

Vegan Sugar Cookies: Grab your prettiest cookie cutters and all the sprinkles you can find – we’re whipping up a batch of pink and red star and heart cookies that double as edible table decorations! 

Step 5: Curate your Chappell Roan drinks list, feat. You’ll Never Guess What Colour

For a truly memorable Chappell Roan inspired night, a sparkling set list drinks list is just as important as the food! Try these easy, on-theme cocktail recipes, using Barnivore to check that your alcohol is vegan-friendly: 

Red Wine Supernova Sangria: This celestially delicious sangria is sweet, strong, and more than a little fruity – AKA an iconic Chappell-inspired choice for your drinks line-up 😉

Naked in Manhattan(s): Simple, satisfying, spiced-up, and on-theme – one sip and you’ll want to put these classic Manhattans on repeat.

Pink Pony Club Soda: Using blueberries to make your drinks pink may seem counterintuitive, but they work a treat! This fizzy, vodka-based cocktail is super easy to make, and will look right at home among the rest of your sparkly spread. 

Super Graphic Glitter Spritz: You don’t even need a recipe for this one – just chilled prosecco, elderflower cordial to taste, and a tiny dash of this vegan-friendly glitter powder. A little goes a long way, and the result is so swirly and shimmery you’ll spend more time staring at your glass than actually drinking from it!

Baby do you like this feast? I made it so you’d dance with me 💞

Good luck, babe – not that you’ll need it! You’ve got everything you need to pull off a night Chappell herself would be proud of. See you under the disco balls – or, you know, strategically vibing right next to the snack table.  

Thank you to our friends at Table Four Three for the Chappell Roan food low-down. Follow them here for more themed vegan food content.

Header image: © Chappell Roan