Rosh Hashanah for 10 guests
A sit-down Rosh Hashanah for 10: 6 dishes, about 800 g of food a guest (17.75 lb in all), 27 lines on the shopping list and around 33 drinks. 50% of the cooking can happen before the day.
- Dishes
- 6
- Food
- 17.75 lb
- Drinks
- 33
- Shopping lines
- 27
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 10
Starters
- Carrot & ginger soup1.5 batches · 12 servingsday before
Mains
- Braised brisket1.5 batches · 12 servingsday before
Sides
- Noodle kugel1 batch · 8 servingson the day
- Roasted potatoes1 batch · 8 servingson the day
Bread
- Challah1.5 batches · 12 servingson the day
Dessert
- Instant pudding cups2 batches · 12 servingsday before
About 800 g of food a guest. 50% of the cooking can be done before the day.
Shopping highlights
- Beef brisket4.3 lb
- Carrot7 lb
- Citrus for garnish2 ea
- Ginger4 oz
- Onion3 ea
- Onion2.3 lb
- Potato2.8 lb
- Butter2 oz
- Cottage cheese9 oz
- Egg6 ea
10 of 27 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
- 33
- Ice
- 21 lb
- Food, estimated
- $320
About $32 a guest — a planning estimate from typical supermarket costs, not a price.
Countdown
The Rosh Hashanah timeline, condensed
4 weeks before
- · Send the date, the start time, and a question about what people do not eat.
- · Honey and a round bread show up often. The kugel is dairy; do not put it on the same plate as the meat.
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
Rosh Hashanah for more or fewer
Questions hosts ask
How much food for a Rosh Hashanah for 10?
About 17.75 lb of finished food, or 800 g a guest across 6 dishes, with braised brisket as the main. The amounts are sized by the planning engine and include a small margin.
Should a Rosh Hashanah for 10 be a buffet or a sit-down meal?
A sit-down meal works for 10 if you have a chair for everyone. Count your seats first — the planner never assumes them — and switch to a buffet if you are short.
How many drinks for a Rosh Hashanah for 10?
About 33 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 honey and a round bread show up often. The kugel is dairy; do not put it on the same plate as the meat.
What does a Rosh Hashanah for 10 cost?
The food in this plan comes to roughly $320, about $32 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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