A light morning meal served buffet style is known as continental breakfast buffet. Continental breakfast have cold or room temperature. Usually, it consists of bread products, fruit and fruit juices and hot beverages like tea, coffee etc. Buffets of breakfast are easy and elegant way to serve large numbers with minimal effort. An elegant setup of continental breakfast buffet is not really difficult. Majorly, you need to focus on freshness and thoughtful presentation.
Continental breakfast buffet emphasizes simplicity and focus on foods that can be stocked easily. Easiest way to present and stocking for long is by using heated food display cabinets. If you want standard continental breakfast buffet, you need to be well-organized. Moreover, standard continental breakfast have mostly fresh products. The food items of continental breakfast buffet are healthy, fresh and light.
Continental breakfast buffets are efficient, so for its setup right equipment are required. Things like napkins, baskets, hot water dispenser for tea, serving trays, chafing dishes etc. are some basic needs that make buffet presentable and organized. Furthermore things are mentioned below that how to setup continental breakfast buffet.
Step 1:
First and most important step is placing the buffet table in the space. You need to place the table with some distance from the wall. The placement of table allow people to come on both sides. Then place large and small plates at side of table. Keep folded napkin within the utensils bundle. Then arrange chafing dishes accordingly.
The continental breakfast provides beverages. Place coffee dispenser, hot water dispenser for tea and arrangement for juice.
Step 2:
In this step, you will see what type of foods are being served in continental breakfast and how to arrange its buffet. Baked goods are essential, include at least one type of bread and a baked sweet. After baked items, you need to focus on fresh fruits, yogurt and granola. Fresh fruits are vital component of continental buffet. As they are fresh, delicious and add lots of bright color to buffet.
Greek yogurt which is unsweetened, plain, thicker and feels more luxurious than regular yogurt. Add some quality granola to your buffet table to sprinkle on fruits and yogurt.
Step 3:
Arrange cheese and charcuterie plate to your continental breakfast table. Don’t compromise with quality, make sure everything should be fresh. Moreover, as bread is important for continental breakfast buffet. Place different things to spread on toast. Such as butter, marmalade, jams, nutella, honey peanut butter etc. Do not forget to serve hot and cold beverages.
Step 4:
For the setup of continental breakfast buffet, presentation is very important. Elegant buffet set out real ceramic plates cups and silverware, glasses for juice and water and cloth napkins. Give a theme to your buffet. Arrange all the food and drinks at one place near to kitchen. This allows guests to serve themselves easily. Give your focus on hygiene and presentation.
Conclusion:
Continental breakfast buffet is simple but needs focus on little things. Your buffet table should have knife, folk or tong use while plating. You can also add fresh flowers to buffet table as the final touch. Guests should feel fresh and attracted towards buffet.
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