What are the best horderves to serve at a large dinner party?
Planning – What Food Course Do I Serve First? Should it be a Salad course, Pasta course, Soup course, cheese course? 1) An Amuse-Bouche, if used, should always be served first, followed by an appetizer course. 2) Alternate courses serving a heavy then a light course, e.g. cream soup (heavy), followed by a green salad (light), then a pasta course (heavy), etc, this gives the palate a chance to rest. 3) Always serve a citrus sorbet before the main entrée as a palate cleanser. Do not serve sweet sorbet in the middle of an elegant dinner party, save this for a Dessert course. 4) Once you determine the order of your menu, write it down; refer to it in the kitchen so you will know what course to serve next. My Unique tips – How To Serve Guests 1) Do not ‘pass the dish’. Plate up (arrange each food item on the plate before serving) ‘restaurant style’. This allows you to be creative decorating the plated food you have so carefully planned, it delights your guests to see their food arranged and
Planning – What Food Course Do I Serve First? Should it be a Salad course, Pasta course, Soup course, cheese course? 1) An Amuse-Bouche, if used, should always be served first, followed by an appetizer course. 2) Alternate courses serving a heavy then a light course, e.g. cream soup (heavy), followed by a green salad (light), then a pasta course (heavy), etc, this gives the palate a chance to rest. 3) Always serve a citrus sorbet before the main entrée as a palate cleanser. Do not serve sweet sorbet in the middle of an elegant dinner party, save this for a Dessert course. 4) Once you determine the order of your menu, write it down; refer to it in the kitchen so you will know what course to serve next. My Unique tips – How To Serve Guests 1) Do not ‘pass the dish’. Plate up (arrange each food item on the plate before serving) ‘restaurant style’. This allows you to be creative decorating the plated food you have so carefully planned, it delights your guests to see their food arranged and
