Restaurant & Foodservice Holiday Buffet Checklist

It’s never too early to start menu planning, whether for the next holiday, a special event, or your next meal service.

We’ve created a checklist of ingredients to make your buffet presentation elegant and easy. Our experience and range of buffet-ready products can alleviate the stress of serving fresh hot foods to hundreds of guests. This checklist includes items our team and customers have trusted to ensure great buffet presentations and holiday spreads.

Looking for more ideas? We have dozens of other options and varieties available in our inventory, ask your Dennis Account Executive for additional suggestions!

Finger foods for platters or cocktail receptions:

🔲 Egg Salad 74206
🔲 Tuna Salad 74213
🔲 Ham Salad 74208
🔲 Buffalo Chicken Salad 74212
🔲 Cranberry & Walnut Chicken Salad 74214
🔲 Chicken Salad, all white meat 6287
🔲 Crab for crab rolls or crab cakes 18207
🔲 Lobster for lobster rolls 110057
🔲 Shrimp for cocktail or shrimp salad rolls 1306
🔲 Finger Sandwich Rolls 11096
🔲 Meatball Mix for sliders 22085
🔲 Pretzel Rolls 4486
🔲 Hard Cooked Eggs for deviled eggs 20467
🔲 Meatballs for crockpot served sweet & sour style 73405
🔲 Crab Rangoon 15280
🔲 Brie Cheese 9558
🔲 Beef & Mushroom in Puff Pastry 21567
🔲 Cocktail Franks in Puff Pastry 10379
🔲 Assorted Quiche 10376
🔲 Bacon Wrapped Scallops 10374
🔲 Spanakopita 10375

Carving sized items… from the carving block:

🔲 Rib-Eye 83037
🔲 Pork Loin 73329
🔲 Turkey Breast Raw 11784
🔲 Whole Salmon Sides 5220
🔲 Traditional Bone-In Ham 1352
🔲 Pit Carving Ham 1241

Great items for chafer service:

🔲 Cheese Tortellini 28572
🔲 Linguini 21431
🔲 Cavatappi 21417
🔲 Gnocchi 13365
🔲 Butternut Ravioli 18137
🔲 Fettuccine 21427
🔲 Stuffed Sole 74070
🔲 Stuffed Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese 72878
🔲 Stuffed Chicken, Cordon Blue 72876
🔲 Fresh Chicken Breast 30704
🔲 Salmon Portions (Cut in ½ for buffet) 3205
🔲 Herb Stuffing 78703
🔲 Red Skin Mashed Potatoes 23799
🔲 White Cheddar Mac & Cheese 17493
🔲 Fresh Butternut Squash 26240
🔲 Fresh Sweet Potatoes 16015
🔲 Fresh Fingerling Potatoes 26477
🔲 Fresh Baby Rainbow Carrots 13377
🔲 Fresh Cauliflower 26087
🔲 Fresh Brussels Sprouts 26674

Buffet fillers:

🔲 Cranberry Sauce 24751
🔲 Greek Pasta Salad 74222
🔲 Cheese Tortellini Salad 74237
🔲 Chicken Broccoli Penne Salad 14973
🔲 Potato Rolls 11070
🔲 Cornbread 8859
🔲 Crepe Shells 27563

Petite dessert bites, perfect for platters:

🔲 Triple Chocolate Cake 2587
🔲 Lemon Shortbread 2560 *SPO
🔲 Mississippi Mud Square 5055
🔲 Toasted Almond Cups 14204
🔲 Tiramisu Cups 14200 *SPO
🔲 Lemon Burst Square 5721
🔲 Whoopie Pie Shells 33129
🔲 Whoopie Pie Filling 25862
🔲 Double Chocolate Brownie Batter 19427
🔲 Baklava 1347
🔲 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 81390
🔲 Raspberry Dessert Chimi 17771
🔲 Gingerbread Men 33247
🔲 Cannoli Shells 14190
🔲 Mini Cannoli Shells 14054
🔲 Cannoli Filling 14046
🔲 Unsliced Yellow Sheet Cake 26954
🔲 Mini Chocolate Cannoli Shells 24297