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The 30 hobbies closest to hosting dinner parties in what you actually do and how it feels. Each one says what's alike and what's different.
Cook new dishes at home, from weeknight batch cooking to sushi and dumplings.
Alike: Both hands-on and creative.
Different: Easier to do alone.
Home bakingEasier to do alone.
Ice cream makingCosts more to start. Easier to do alone.
Pizza makingBoth social.No audience needed.
BBQ & smokingBoth social.Costs more to start. More time outside.
Pasta makingEasier to do alone. More relaxing.
Cake & cookie decoratingEasier to do alone. More fiddly, precise work.
Bread bakingEasier to do alone. No audience needed.
Chocolate makingEasier to do alone. More fiddly, precise work.
Fermenting & preservingEasier to do alone. No audience needed.
Charcuterie & curingEasier to do alone. More fiddly, precise work.
PatisserieEasier to do alone. More fiddly, precise work.
Cheese makingCosts more to start. Easier to do alone.
Balloon modellingBoth about performing.Easier to do alone. Less about being useful.
PuppetryBoth about performing.Easier to do alone. Less about being useful.
Cocktail makingBoth social.Costs more to start. More about collecting.
Flower arrangingEasier to do alone. Looking after living things.
Playing in a bandBoth social and about performing.Costs more to start. Less about being useful.
Clothes upcyclingEasier to do alone.
Hair braidingEasier to do alone. More rhythmic and repetitive.
Amateur theatreBoth social and about performing.Less hands-on. Less about being useful.
HomebrewingCosts more to start. Easier to do alone.
PotteryEasier to do alone. No audience needed.
Resin artCosts more to start. Easier to do alone.
Soap & skincareCosts more to start. Easier to do alone.
Blogging & newslettersBoth about performing.Easier to do alone. Less hands-on.
CosplayBoth social and about performing.Costs more to start. Less about being useful.
Life drawingBoth social.Less about being useful. No audience needed.
Makeup artistryCosts more to start. Easier to do alone.
PyrographyEasier to do alone. More relaxing.The closest are Home cooking, Home baking, Ice cream making, Pizza making and BBQ & smoking. They're alike in what you do and how it feels.
Home baking is close to hosting dinner parties and quicker to pick up.
