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About Teri Davis Newman
Expertise
I am a wedding and party planner in St. Louis, Missouri and I do weddings and parties all over the country! My brides are my number one priority as I understand how important their wedding day is to them! Any questions about catering and cooking for large groups. This would include recipes, cooking techniques, what to serve, how to prevent food poisoning, food storage and food integrity. I have thousands of recipes that are scaled for large groups and gatherings and will be happy to share them! If you are in need of professional assistance for helping you to plan your wedding, party or corporate event, please feel free to contact me! I do a limited amount of weddings and parties every year in order to make sure that I have the best service for my clientele. Feel free to visit my business website at this address: www.weddingwire.com/teridavisnewman for detailed information on what services I offer. I have price point weddings for every budget--no matter what size and I am very specific about what you get for your hard-earned money.
Experience
Catering and parties are a large part of the restaurant business. I do a lot of catering for local parties and weddings.
Education/Credentials
Graduate, Le Cordon Bleu, Tokyo, Japan
Past/Present Clients
Allexpert.com expert for 9 years, owner www.yahoogroups.com/reciperequest with 30 thousand original recipes on site.
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You are here: Experts > Style > Entertaining > Cooking for Parties > Planning an italian party buffet
Expert: Teri Davis Newman - 10/29/2009
Question
We are planning a 21st birthday party for our son in two months time (18 December), the theme of which will be 'The Godfather. There will be 120 guests ranging mainly from students to grandparent age. We are fairly good with food and willing to seek out good ingredients although our budget is not limitless. Cooking/preparation facilities in the hall are spacious but there are only two ovens although we anticipate spending a day or two preparing food. We have two freezers so are able to prepare/freeze and defrost where appropriate. It will be a noisy,lively, informal celebration with live music and thus no need for 'over-sophisticated food' We're thinking bold/rustic/wholesome/flavoursome/colourful/abundant etc any advice please?
Answer
Since there's no specific question here that I can directly answer, I'm assuming you want ideas that fit your theme.
Antipasti platters, Pasta, Sausage and peppers, garlic bread, Caesar salad, cake, beer & wine. Zoot suits and fedora hats! Sinatra on the music system. Pizza for the kids (Dominos will cut you a deal on large 1-topping pies) and soft drinks. I've got recipes for all these dishes that are knock-your-socks-off good!
Here's the rule of catering as to how much you will need per person:
7 ounces of cooked meat entree
4 ounces of each side dish up to 3
3 ounces of salad greens
1 4 ounce dessert serving
6-8 appetizer bites per person
16 oz of non-alcoholic beverage
2 oz of chips per person
1 oz of dip per person
Multiply the ounces times the number of guests and then divide by 16 to give you pounds of food and the beverage by 128 to give you the number of gallons of beverage you will need.
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