Buffet catering questionsplosion
We've eliminated one of our potential venues, and now have 3 to choose from. For the one we're leaning toward, we've almost decided on a caterer. For 100 people, what do we need to add to this to make it "enough"? Simple Italian foods is something we love, and it's something I think everyone likes. We have some vegetarians, but no vegans, and no one with special diets. All of our guests are very laid back and no one we're inviting will go about expecting lobster and filet mignon.
Chicken parmesan x 60 servings
Spaghetti x 50 servings
Cheese lasagna x50 servings
Meatballs x 150 balls
Garlic bread x 160
Green salad x 80 servings
Caesar salad x 80 servings
Each entree serving includes garlic bread and salad.
Should we get 100 servings of the entrees in case everyone wants the same thing? We don't want to get exactly 100 servings. Come on, it's a buffet, and a lot of people scoop up 2 or 3 servings at a time.
Should we switch some or all of the above out for rigatoni marinara, chicken fettucini alfredo, chicken marsala, chicken picatta? Add some potato or pasta salad?
There will be cookies and other sweet treats set out, plus then cake, and the favors are mini fruitcakes. We both come from fruitcake-loving families.
For those of you having a buffet or who had one, did you leave the food in the disposable chafing dishes they usually come in, or did you have it transferred to nicer bowls?
What kind of snacking foods should we have before this? We had in mind cheeses and crackers and fruits on little platters on each table.
And since we're doing a buffet, the plates will be over by the buffet station. What, if anything, should we put on the tables aside from the flatware and glasses? The settings come with dinner plates, bread plates, and bowls. Should that all go by the buffet, or some of it on the tables? Bread plates on the tables to use with the cheeses, crackers, and fruits?
We have so little time I can't keep track of anything. This is good because it helps keep my mind off what's happening with my mom. Has anyone else risked losing their only parent and felt like they were racing the clock? My dad died when I was a kid, so she's what I have left. I feel like I'm going bridezilla on my fiance snapping about this and that needing to be done. He found the venue we're probably going with, and he found the catering place. He's doing good.
Chicken parmesan x 60 servings
Spaghetti x 50 servings
Cheese lasagna x50 servings
Meatballs x 150 balls
Garlic bread x 160
Green salad x 80 servings
Caesar salad x 80 servings
Each entree serving includes garlic bread and salad.
Should we get 100 servings of the entrees in case everyone wants the same thing? We don't want to get exactly 100 servings. Come on, it's a buffet, and a lot of people scoop up 2 or 3 servings at a time.
Should we switch some or all of the above out for rigatoni marinara, chicken fettucini alfredo, chicken marsala, chicken picatta? Add some potato or pasta salad?
There will be cookies and other sweet treats set out, plus then cake, and the favors are mini fruitcakes. We both come from fruitcake-loving families.
For those of you having a buffet or who had one, did you leave the food in the disposable chafing dishes they usually come in, or did you have it transferred to nicer bowls?
What kind of snacking foods should we have before this? We had in mind cheeses and crackers and fruits on little platters on each table.
And since we're doing a buffet, the plates will be over by the buffet station. What, if anything, should we put on the tables aside from the flatware and glasses? The settings come with dinner plates, bread plates, and bowls. Should that all go by the buffet, or some of it on the tables? Bread plates on the tables to use with the cheeses, crackers, and fruits?
We have so little time I can't keep track of anything. This is good because it helps keep my mind off what's happening with my mom. Has anyone else risked losing their only parent and felt like they were racing the clock? My dad died when I was a kid, so she's what I have left. I feel like I'm going bridezilla on my fiance snapping about this and that needing to be done. He found the venue we're probably going with, and he found the catering place. He's doing good.