Hanukkah for 9 guests
A buffet-style Hanukkah for 9: 5 dishes, about 649 g of food a guest (13 lb in all), 21 lines on the shopping list and around 34 drinks. 33% of the cooking can happen before the day.
- Dishes
- 5
- Food
- 13 lb
- Drinks
- 34
- Shopping lines
- 21
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 9
Mains
- Braised brisket1.5 batches · 12 servingsday before
Sides
- Latkes1 batch · 8 servingson the day
- Roasted potatoes1 batch · 8 servingson the day
Bread
- Challah1.5 batches · 12 servingson the day
Dessert
- Canned fruit cup, no chill needed2 batches · 12 servingson the day
About 649 g of food a guest. 33% of the cooking can be done before the day.
Shopping highlights
- Beef brisket4.3 lb
- Citrus for garnish2 ea
- Onion2.3 lb
- Potato5 lb
- Egg6 ea
- Biscuit crumb7 oz
- Canned fruit4 lb
- Flour1.5 lb
- Honey3 oz
- Matzo meal3 oz
10 of 21 lines. The full list comes with the plan.
Kitchen check
OVEN — Watch
Oven is the busiest part of this starting kitchen.
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
- 34
- Ice
- 21 lb
- Food, estimated
- $305
About $34 a guest — a planning estimate from typical supermarket costs, not a price.
Countdown
The Hanukkah timeline, condensed
4 weeks before
- · Send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat.
- · Latkes are the usual fry. Brisket is a common centre, not a requirement.
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
Hanukkah for more or fewer
Questions hosts ask
How much food for a Hanukkah for 9?
About 13 lb of finished food, or 649 g a guest across 5 dishes, with braised brisket as the main. The amounts are sized by the planning engine and include a small margin.
Should a Hanukkah for 9 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 Hanukkah for 9?
About 34 drinks across the party, including alcohol-free ones, and 21 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 latkes are the usual fry. Brisket is a common centre, not a requirement.
What does a Hanukkah for 9 cost?
The food in this plan comes to roughly $305, about $34 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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