Father's Day for 10 guests
A buffet-style father's day for 10: 6 dishes, about 874 g of food a guest (19.5 lb in all), 26 lines on the shopping list and around 41 drinks. 50% of the cooking can happen before the day.
- Dishes
- 6
- Food
- 19.5 lb
- Drinks
- 41
- Shopping lines
- 26
Sized by the planning engine
The menu, amounts and kitchen check
- · We set food for 1 PM — change it if your timing is different.
Menu for 10
To start
- Crudités with two dips1.5 batches · 15 servingson the day
Mains
- Pulled jackfruit, big pot1 batch · 14 servingsday before
Sides
- Cold green salad, sharp dressing1 batch · 8 servingson the day
- Herbed rice salad, gluten-free0.5 batches · 9 servingsday before
Bread
- Warm tortillas, dry pan2.5 batches · 15 servingson the day
Dessert
- Frozen yogurt bark2 batches · 16 servingsday before
About 874 g of food a guest. 50% of the cooking can be done before the day.
Shopping highlights
- Citrus for garnish2 ea
- Lemon6 ea
- Onion3 ea
- Parsley1 bunch
- Raw vegetables5 lb
- Salad leaves15 oz
- Yogurt2.3 lb
- Soft rolls14 ea
- Tortillas23 ea
- Basmati rice1.8 lb
10 of 26 lines. The full list comes with the plan.
Kitchen check
SERVING STATIONS — Watch
Cookout without declared grill
Cookout without declared grill. Confirm the grill, or change occasion shape to buffet dinner.
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
- 41
- Ice
- 28 lb
- Food, estimated
- $229
About $23 a guest — a planning estimate from typical supermarket costs, not a price.
Countdown
The father's day timeline, condensed
4 weeks before
- · Send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat.
- · The grill can be someone else's job. Ask before you assign it to him.
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
Father's Day for more or fewer
Questions hosts ask
How much food for a father's day for 10?
About 19.5 lb of finished food, or 874 g a guest across 6 dishes, with pulled jackfruit, big pot as the main. The amounts are sized by the planning engine and include a small margin.
Should a father's day for 10 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 father's day for 10?
About 41 drinks across the party, including alcohol-free ones, and 28 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 grill can be someone else's job. Ask before you assign it to him.
What does a father's day for 10 cost?
The food in this plan comes to roughly $229, about $23 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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