Knock Your Socks Off Menu Ideas?

Hello, next week I will be preparing a dinner for my employers Board of Trustees (25-30 people). I *really* want to wow them and while I am a decent cook, I am by no means a professional. Any menu recommendations for dishes that are sure to impress them (but are manageable for a solid home cook cooking for a crowd) would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance. :)

Ariel Redden
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Nancy May 22, 2024
Not a perfect menu yet, but some ideas.

Have three courses
1) nibbles for when people arrive and are having drinks (for example, bruschetta, with a choice of toppings)
2) main for sit down. Avoid something that you have to cook to taste for each person, like a steak. Go for something easy on the grill. Or a stew you know/think people will like.
3) dessert to round out the meal. Tiramisu, trifle, shortbread or the like.

In each course have a vegetarian option for those who might want it.


Highlight, if possible, some seasonal and/or local foods. Asparagus, cherries, peas, fiddleheads, arugula. Spring lamb, or other accessible meat you and your crew like to eat.

Hope this helps as a start to your planning.



 
Nancy May 24, 2024
PS In the main, it is understood there will be vegetables - as sides or as part of a stew. And some carb - potato, rice, or whatever goes nicely with the main. But/and try to avoid repeating the bread and the toppings from the first course.
 
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