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Sunday 4pm -110 adults 20 middle schoolers - help
Rachel
08/09/15
My sons Bar Mitzvah celebration is on a Sunday at 4pm - I'm having 110 adults and 20 middle school students. The menu consists of
5 full pan Baked Ziti, - is that too much/little
3 full size pans Fettucini Alfredo, - too much/little
garlic knots - how many
stuffed mushrooms - how many
3- 18 inch sushi platters (about 90 pieces on each platter)
4 platters of 3 inch wraps - 40 per platter- mix of grilled veggie, tuna, and mozzarela basil and tomato -
2 platters of mini knishes,bourekas -90 pieces per platter - mix of potato, cheese spinach and egg rolls
Goat Cheese platter - 6 10.5 oz each - 3 savory 3 sweet flavors
Crackers - Mary's Gone and variety pack - how much
Salad Bar - thought for 60 people: - should I calculate for 100 adults?
salad mix
mushrooms
shredded carrots
cherry tomatoes
cucumbers
olives
corn
green/red pepper
hearts of palm
garbanzo beans
edamame or grilled tofu slices
craisins?
feta cheese
2 or 3 dressing options
- Is this a good mix for a salad bar ? how much of each item do I need

Desserts
Bar Mitzvah cake - white cake with choc mousse filling
2 18 inch fruit trays
1 tray 36 pieces of baklava
48 pieces - 2oz pieces of choc chip brownie
48 pieces - 2oz pieces of rocky road brownie or crumb cake on white cake
48 pieces - 2oz pieces of cheesecake brownie
5 dozen mini eclairs
72 pieces of mini mixed pastries

Ice Cream Bar
3 gal low fat vanilla ice cream - should this be 6 gal
3 gal choc ice cream
1 gal rainbow sherbert
1 gal ?

Toppings
choc chips,
choc sprinkles
colorful sprinkles
crushed oreo cookies,
maraschino cherries
slivered almonds
two more toppings - not sure if berries and M&M's
2 bottles of 16oz choc syrup
1 bottle of 16oz caramel syrup

Candy Bar - fill various glass jars
4lb Bubble gum in our theme colors -
Hershey's choc kisses - 350 pieces
Jelly Beans
mini reeses cups
choc covered jelly rings
150 pieces sports chocolate
180 twizzlers

Drinks
36 - 32 oz water bottles
6 bottles of seltzer
8 - 2ltr soda bottles mix regular and diet
coffee - decaf, regular, hot water - tea
wine - 6 bottles each of white, red, moscato
ice - 15 - 20lb bags

I reviewed the various pages on your site - but my menu seems to be different then any of the threads I saw - PLEASE help - do I need more or less of whatever I'm serving? Thanks so much!!

ellen
08/12/15
Computer ate 2 hours work. you are not forgotten.
ellen
08/17/15
This is more food than you could use. Hope this will save you some trouble and some gelt.

5 full pan Baked Ziti, - is that too much/little
3 full size pans Fettucini Alfredo, - too much/little
With all the other food, 4/2 is plenty, there are over 20 servings per pan

3- 18 inch sushi platters (about 90 pieces on each platter), 2 OK
4 platters of 3 inch wraps - 40 per platter- mix of grilled veggie, tuna, and mozzarella basil and tomato - 3 plenty
2 platters of mini knishes,bourekas -90 pieces per platter - mix of potato, cheese spinach and egg rolls, OK

garlic knots - how many150, some left
stuffed mushrooms - how many, 2 per adult, some left

Goat Cheese platter - 6 10.5 oz each - 3 savory 3 sweet flavors, light, usually an ounce per person, maybe do 2 pounds plain cream cheese with fruit spread for kids? 2 pound of ginger snaps for dippers
Crackers - Mary's Gone and variety pack - how much, about 6 pounds

Salad Bar - thought for 60 people: - should I calculate for 100 adults?
About 8 pounds of ready greens (12 pounds heads), 10-12 8 ounce bottles or 3-4 quarts (1 gallon) salad dressing- larger amount if thick and self serve
Use the salad bar for 100 page for amounts and toppings,
www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/saladbar100.html

Desserts
Bar Mitzvah cake - white cake with choc mousse filling full sheet cuts 60 servings
2 18 inch fruit trays, OK
1 tray 36 pieces of baklava, OK, all gone

48 pieces - 2oz pieces of choc chip brownie
48 pieces - 2oz pieces of rocky road brownie or crumb cake on white cake
48 pieces - 2oz pieces of cheesecake brownie
too many choices, especially with the ice cream bar. Do 100-150 small pieces of 1 kind, some with and some without nuts

5 dozen mini eclairs, OK
72 pieces of mini mixed pastries, skip, too much

Ice Cream Bar
Use the sundae bar guide, do 1/2 the amount for 200 with all the other sweets. No more than 5 gallons total ice cream, maybe 3 vanilla, 1 choc, 1 fruit or coffee.
www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/sundae100.html
3 gal low fat vanilla ice cream - should this be 6 gal
3 gal choc ice cream
1 gal rainbow sherbert
1 gal ?

Toppings
choc chips,
choc sprinkles
colorful sprinkles
crushed oreo cookies,
maraschino cherries
slivered almonds
two more toppings - not sure if berries and M&M's
2 bottles of 16oz choc syrup
1 bottle of 16oz caramel syrup

Candy Bar - fill various glass jars Usual is to supply 4-6 ounces per person, consider having some sugar free such as werthers sugar free

4lb Bubble gum in our theme colors -
Hershey's choc kisses - 350 pieces
Jelly Beans
mini reeses cups
choc covered jelly rings
150 pieces sports chocolate
180 twizzlers

Drinks
36 - 32 oz water bottles, OK
6 bottles of seltzer, estimate number of glasses needed and calculate by bottle size
8 - 2ltr soda bottles mix regular and diet
coffee - decaf, regular, hot water - tea, use dinner level from the beverage planning page for these
wine - 6 bottles each of white, red, moscato; caterers usually calculate 2-3 people per bottle, is about 40 wine drinkers right for your group?
ice - 15 - 20lb bags, only need about 1/2 pound per person, use dry ice to hold the ice cream.

ellen
08/17/15
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