- 50 RSVP's, 100 guests in attendance
- More food than I care to calculate at this point. We were in the kitchen for two very long days.
- 64 beers, 8L of Cuban Sangria, 4.5L red wine, 3L white wine, 1.5L rum, 1L vodka, 6L bottled water
- Total collected: $3,448
- And one mountain of dishes to clean (the dishwasher is running)...
UPDATE
Another two hours in the kitchen and the dishes are finally done. Funny how I made it through two frenetic days of chopping and slicing only to cut my thumb while washing a pot lid. Here is the food and leftover tally for anyone who cares:
| Dish | Qty Made | Qty Left |
| Marinated Meatballs | 120 | 10 |
| Moussaka | 3 pans | 3/4 pan |
| Spanikopita | 68 pieces | 10 pieces |
| Greek Salad | 20 pounds | 2 pounds |
| Plaki (baked fish) | 3 pans | 1/2 pan |
| Dolmades | 80 | 10 |
| Marinated Olives | 3 cups | 1/2 cup |
| Lamb with orzo pasta | 9 quarts | 2 quarts |
| Baked Lima Beans | 9 quarts | 3 quarts |
| Greek Potatoes | 15 pounds | 1/2 pound |
| Greek Chicken | 20 pounds | none |
| Beet Salad | 10 cups | 2 cups |
Overall we're extremely pleased with the turnout and everyone's generosity. I only had one snippy semi-meltdown yesterday, after grilling chicken for three hours, which is a tremendous improvement. With everything else positive going on right now I just couldn't get too upset about the things I couldn't control.
Damn, Charles. Maybe instead of going out to dinner on the Thursday of Lotusphere, we should all just hire you to cater!
ReplyDeleteYou are a brave man! An impressive accomplishment both hosting and fundraising; congrats!!
ReplyDeleteWish we could have been there ... not only an impressive culinary achievement, but also a triumph of record-keeping. And baked lima beans ... mmmmm ....
ReplyDelete@Rob, think about it, given what we spent on that dinner, Charles could cook up a heck of a lot of spanikopita.
ReplyDeleteNot sure about the beet salad though :-P
Thanks for the encouragement, guys. Our donation total is now at around $3,673. The house is mostly back in order.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not, I was considering offering to arrange a dinner the last night of Lotusphere next year. I could do something truly spectacular for about $100 per person, or something merely nice for $50 per person. Even if I don't go to Lotusphere 2008 I wouldn't mind doing all the planning for such a great group of people. :-)