Bar and bat mitzvah for 72 guests
A buffet-style bar and bat mitzvah for 72: 8 dishes, about 667 g of food a guest (106 lb in all), 42 lines on the shopping list and around 306 drinks. 50% of the cooking can happen before the day.
- Dishes
- 8
- Food
- 106 lb
- Drinks
- 306
- Shopping lines
- 42
Sized by the planning engine
The menu, amounts and kitchen check
- · We set food for 6 PM — change it if your timing is different.
Menu for 72
To start
- Pickle and ferment tray3 batches · 60 servingson the day
Mains
- Pork meatballs with mustard cream7 batches · 42 servingsday before
- Charred mushroom-lentil slab pie with smoked cheddar7 batches · 42 servingsday before
Sides
- Cold green salad, sharp dressing3.5 batches · 28 servingson the day
- Roasted potatoes3.5 batches · 28 servingson the day
- Fried sweet plantain3.5 batches · 28 servingson the day
Bread
- Griddled flatbreads8 batches · 64 servingson the day
Dessert
- No-bake pantry flapjack6.5 batches · 65 servingsday before
About 667 g of food a guest. 50% of the cooking can be done before the day.
Shopping highlights
- Ground pork11 lb
- Citrus for garnish15 ea
- Cremini mushrooms11 lb
- Herb for garnish — mint or rosemary5 bunch
- Lemon6 ea
- Onion15 ea
- Potato10 lb
- Ripe plantain9 ea
- Salad leaves3.3 lb
- Butter1.3 lb
10 of 42 lines. The full list comes with the plan.
Kitchen check
SERVING STATIONS — What runs out first
The day-of cooking does not fit the day
The day-of cooking does not fit the day. Move dishes to the day before, cut the menu, add an oven, or reduce the guest count. The plan will not compress cooking time for you.
Checked against a starting kitchen of 1 oven and 4 burners — not yours yet. Seats are not counted here: the planner asks for your real number rather than guessing it.
Drinks and cost
- Drinks, all kinds
- 306
- Ice
- 126 lb
- Food, estimated
- $1438
About $20 a guest — a planning estimate from typical supermarket costs, not a price.
Countdown
The b mitzvah timeline, condensed
4 weeks before
- · Send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat.
- · The brisket and the dairy kugel do not share a station. Ask whether the reception is keeping meat and dairy apart.
2 weeks before
- · Order the things that sell out. Leave the greens for the week of.
- · Decide the table before you buy anything for it.
1 week before
- · Cook whatever is better the next day. Leave the last fry for the day.
- · Count the zero-proof and the water with the rest of the drinks.
Day before
- · Clear the surfaces you will actually serve from.
- · Label what is already done so a helper does not redo it.
Day of
- · Finish only what cannot wait. Put the rest out before people arrive.
- · Keep one person out of the kitchen once guests are in the room.
Day after
- · Cool leftovers in shallow containers. Note what actually ran out.
- · Eat the food that keeps. Throw out the food that does not.
Other sizes
B mitzvah for more or fewer
Questions hosts ask
How much food for a bar and bat mitzvah for 72?
About 106 lb of finished food, or 667 g a guest across 8 dishes, with pork meatballs with mustard cream and charred mushroom-lentil slab pie with smoked cheddar as the mains. The amounts are sized by the planning engine and include a small margin.
Should a bar and bat mitzvah for 72 be a buffet or a sit-down meal?
It usually runs buffet-style: guests help themselves, so not everyone needs a chair at once. Still count the seats you have; the planner never assumes them.
How many drinks for a bar and bat mitzvah for 72?
About 306 drinks across the party, including alcohol-free ones, and 126 lb of ice.
How far ahead should I start planning?
Start 4 weeks before: send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat, and the brisket and the dairy kugel do not share a station. Ask whether the reception is keeping meat and dairy apart.
What does a bar and bat mitzvah for 72 cost?
The food in this plan comes to roughly $1438, about $20 a guest. That is a planning estimate from typical US supermarket costs, not a price for your shop.
The whole night
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