Last of the Summer Lunches

Just a few happy snaps I took of a couple of lunch parties we cooked for chez moi. The dishes more or less speak for themselves, simple, fresh, colourful and tasty. Just a few tips to make your buffets a success:
a) Ensure at least two vegetarian options as well as a fresh leafy salad.
b) Offer one hot salad - maybe a variety of steamed veg with a soy/lime dressing and one cold salad with as many different leaves you can find, some fresh herbs and juicy olives.
c)Don't offer cheapo cheese, it's easy to make an impressive cheese platter with two or three good choices and some freshly baked bread, sliced pears or figs and a pot of homemade chutney or honey.
d) If you don't want to serve alcohol, then instead of the usual orange juice, water or coke as alternatives try making a fruit punch, home made lemonade or pomegranate and elderflower spritzers. You can find exciting juice mixes in almost every supermarket now! e) If you want to serve bubbles but don't have a lot of cash, try a supermarket brand Cava. Bottles are generally around the £5-6 mark and the quality is high. Sainsbury's Cava is a good choice, as is the 2004, Best Vintage Cava by Morrisons at £6.99 a bottle.