About Chef Glen L. Davis II Expertise I can answer almost any question about food. Food is my passion, if I don't know an answer I will find out and give you the best answer possible!
Experience I am a classically trained Chef. I have been the manager of several restaurants. I have been cooking LITERALLY since I could stand! I strive to learn new things every day and I enjoy helping people and I often assist my mother with a cooking class at her church.
Education/Credentials Trained with several chefs, and I have attended Culinary School. I have also worked every position in a restaurant setting from washing dishes to Kitchen Manager/ Chef. I also teach cooking classes and teach private lessons.
Question How much food do you need for 90 people for tacos. Hamburger, shells, sour cream, salsa, tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese.
Answer The big question is who are you cooking it for? I say this because I have cooked for church groups where people eat hardly anything, alternately I have cooked for my old football team and they ate like they haven't eaten in weeks!
For average eaters I would figure that each person would need about 5-6oz. of cooked taco meat each. This is figuring that each taco will take about 1.5-2 oz of meat each. I also like to plan for 10 extra people, some folks think this is excessive but I would rather be safe than sorry.
As far as shells again I would figure about 2-3 each, with 10 extra portions. Sour cream, about 1 32oz and 1 16oz container should be more than enough. Salsa, about 3 16oz bottles should do it. Tomatoes, probably about 8 medium to large tomatoes diced small. For lettuce, I recommend romaine because there is less waste than iceberg probably 6-7 heads cut width-wise thinly. Cheese, probably 48oz should be enough.
I hope this helps please let me know if I can be of further assistance.
