Preparation

If you need to feed breakfast to a crowd, make sure you have a strategy. Best case scenario? You do the setup—they do the serving. This model doesn’t work with every breakfast food, though, which is why we’d like to suggest a breakfast “bruschetta” bar. Allow your guests help themselves to their own sweet or savory topping combinations on mini slices of toasted bread.

Just slide a few trays of hearty whole-grain bread in the oven, then plate them next to platters of meats, smoked fish, and cheeses; bowls of fruit; presliced or precooked vegetables; soft-cooked eggs; and, of course, plenty of options for schmearing, drizzling, and sprinkling.

Here are some suggestions—but really, the choices are endless.

Sautéed Spinach with Garlic + Soft-Cooked EggRaspberry Jam + Aged Goat CheeseCoconut Oil + Banana + Coconut FlakesSliced Ham + Dried ApricotsSmashed Tomatoes + Bacon + ParsleyMaple Syrup + Flaxseeds + PecansLabneh + Grapes + AlmondsSmoked Salmon + ScallionsGrainy Mustard + Salami + Cucumber