On very special occasions we sometimes invite a large group of people over to celebrate. One of these is a birthday. A birthday party can be a lot of fun, but there are a few things you will need to consider to ensure the best experience for your guests. Below, Sweet Basil, best food catering company in New York city, offers a few useful tips for a birthday party buffet.
Create a natural flow
First, have the buffet arranged in a way that ensures good traffic flow. It is a good idea to put the plates at the beginning of the buffet. Keep in mind that most people are right-handed and therefore the direction of your buffet should be from right to left, so that it is easier to scoop. Make sure you have more than enough plates and napkins.
Start with some cold starters, such as salads or dips. Next should be the main course. Sort the different types of dishes into sections, for example, have the meat and fish next to each other. At the end of the buffet comes the cutlery. You put this at the end, otherwise guests will have to hold the cutlery clumsily while serving.
Simple dishes
Serve easy dishes that are easy and quick to prepare, so that you are not in the kitchen all day. An easy starter is always soup. A pasta salad can also be easy to make in fairly large quantities. It is a good idea to label the chafing dishes, so that the guests can easily choose what to put on their plates.
Food quantities
Soup is an easy dish to prepare, but how much soup should you actually make? Assume 200ml of soup per person. A piece of baguette is also delicious with the soup, if you assume 1/4 baguette per person is more than enough. With the hot dishes, about 400 grams per person. Be careful with the cooked and uncooked weights of certain products. Foods such as rice can more than double their weight after they are cooked.