What the Dickens is a really good 5 course meal for 50 people ?

Hi Folks,



Amongst other things, I seem to be in charge of organising dinners for a well known club of gentlemen.



Every month, I am stuck with the problem of what to order from the caterers.



Any brilliant ideas ?



(OK, the cheese board and booze are there)



BobWhat the Dickens is a really good 5 course meal for 50 people ?
1. Proscuitto wrapped melon balls.

2. Spicy gaspacho soup - served cold.

3. Spinach salad with hot bacon dressing - served warm.

4. Sliced Steak with au jus and seasonal veggies.

5. Cheesecake with fruit puree sauce, mint springs.



Good luck!
melon and fruits

winter veg soup

Beef Wellington

Date and Apple Crumble with cinnamon creme fraise

Cheese boardWhat the Dickens is a really good 5 course meal for 50 people ?
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on Pumpernickel, Spam, Spagetti-O's, crackers %26amp; American cheese then Jello...you'll never have to do it again!
This is an easy one your caterer cabn whip up:

1st. Slices of smoked salmon with capers and buttered toast triangles.

2nd. Scotch broth

3rd. Stuffed capon with scalloped potatoes

4th. Mixed green salad

5th. Desert - peches melba over plain ol' vanilla ice cream
mozzarell and beef tomato tian or anti pasti platter



followed by a soup course



minestrone or brocli and stilton



main



medalians of beef in a light pepper and mushroom sauce

or

lamb shanks in minted red wine sauce served with sweet potato mash and seasonal vegetables



sweet



apple and blackberry crumble tart served with custard



or



sticky toffee pudding with custard



then obvously your cheese and coffee course
Why ask people here? Ask the members and see what they like. Make up a simple survey page or options offered by the caterer and print out 50 copies. The effort you put into asking them will also absolve you of any responsibility if there is a complaint in the future. ("You didn't like the potted kippers with cinnamon? I'm sorry, several members indicated on the survey that they wanted to try that dish.")
By all means ask help of say one member but don't for goodness sake ask them all or you will please know one ,could be a good idea to ask caterers for suggestions.

smoked salmon

soup

chicken

lemon meringue

cheese and biscuits

coffee and choc mints