How much food to order for buffet siyum ?

amother

OP ↓

Fri, Jun 28 2024, 4:28 pm

Expecting between 50-75 people, it’s after supper time around 8:30 pm
Kugel, franks and blanks, egg rolls - mini, sesame chicken, hot pastrami, chicken fingers - anything I should add or take away? And how many pans of each?

chocolate moose

Fri, Jun 28 2024, 6:49 pm

the caterer should be able to advise you but keep in mindthat people eat more when they help themselves then when they are served a plate

amother

Chicory

Fri, Jun 28 2024, 7:29 pm

Even if it’s after regular supper time, many people come to an event like this before eating dinner, because they expect to get dinner at the event.
Don’t count on less portions because it’s officially after dinner time. Tell your caterer that you need to feed 75 people and they will tell you how much of everything you need.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sat, Jun 29 2024, 10:14 pm

I was planning to make kugel, and buy the ready prepared frozen eggrolls and franks and blanks and bake them out to save on the costs.

amother

Bluebonnet

Sat, Jun 29 2024, 10:29 pm

amother OP wrote:

I would add rice since its part of a Chinese menu.

Kugal - assume each feeds 10 people so have 8 to 10?
Seasame chicken - ask the place you order from how much each pan is meant to serve
Hot pastrami - same as above
Rice- same as above
Mini egg rolls- estimate 3 per person
Mini franks in blanks - estimate 5 per person
Chicken fingers - do you really need this? If so estimate 3 per person

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sat, Jun 29 2024, 11:45 pm

amother Bluebonnet wrote:

Thank you!

amother

Cherry

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 12:41 am

amother Bluebonnet wrote:

This seems super excessive and I like having generous food.

We had 50 ppl for a siyum recently and they milled for a while. Used

1 double pan of fancy rice
2 9*13 of poppers
1 of brisket
1 of ribs

Besides this we had Kokosh cake/ nuts fruit and lots lots of drinks

dankbar ↓

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 12:45 am

A 9x13 potato kugel serves 12-15 slices according to catering.

If you have 75 people I would think

2 roaster potato kugel
2 roasters chicken fingers
1 roaster pastrami
1 roaster sesame chicken
1 roaster Frank's and blanks
1 roaster eggrolls

Is it men only? Men and women? If it's a community where women are away and it's summer, and only men, then they might count it as their supper,

You can add salad and fruit on table.

You can add frozen fries.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 7:05 am

amother Cherry wrote:

Thank you! This is helpful. A 9x13 of brisket and ribs? Or double?
And drinks you mean sodas and water?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 7:50 am

dankbar wrote:

No women, in our community we don’t go to the country Smile

Thank you!

lamplighter ↓

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 9:39 am

Another question that will affect amounts is the style event. Will people have where to sit? Are people stopping in and out for a few minutes?

I would do a roaster of rice, potato kugel, sesame chicken, franks and blanks, egg rolls and pastrami. Then have an extra 9x13 of potato kugel and sesame chicken.

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 9:51 am

lamplighter wrote:

I will have a few tables to sit at
Probably going to be more in and out type of thing

↑ lamplighter ↓

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 10:04 am

amother OP wrote:

I will have a few tables to sit at
Probably going to be more in and out type of thing

If there are places for people to sit assume people will take more. If everyone is standing squishy holding their plate, you can assume people will take less.

amother

Antiquewhite

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 10:09 am

I would calculate about 1/4lb -1/3lb per person of each thing.
I think a 9x13 is about 5 lbs.

↑ lamplighter

Sun, Jun 30 2024, 12:14 pm

dankbar wrote:

In grocery store, half of a 9x13 Pan is called a 5 lb storage pan

I believe they are deeper.