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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We entertain a decent amount and I would strongly recommend small plates.  Otherwise if people are hungry they will have to hover around the food rather than being able to get a plate and then move into another room, or at least back away from the table.  The other option is to have various stations, but that can be a challenge as well because people may not move from the first station they end up at and only eat whatever happens to be at that station.  Finally, with a plate people will feel like they have eaten more because they will see a full plate.

Just remember to have a few trash containers around for the plates if you are using paper, or have someone help clear every once in a while.  We normally get help for our holiday party and have her clear dirty plates, glasses, etc.  You also need to allow more than one plate per person since people often take a break and then go for seconds.  [/quote]

Agree with everything here.

When I do heavy appetizers, my rule of thumb is to have enough of every appetizer so that each guest can have 4.  I usually have at least 8-10 different types of individual portion appetizers, and 1-3 things like baked brie in parchment paper that doesn't have a specific portion, plus a few desert type items.  It also helps to have on hand a deli meat/cheese tray with some rolls for the especially hungry folks to make little sandwiches.

Some guests will love a particular item and eat 6 or more.  Some will just nibble at one.

It all evens out, and I usually have just enough food for my family to do one lunch of the leftover appetizers.

The last thing you want to do is run out of food at a party.  At that time of day, people will be hungry.[/quote]

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