ANST - To serve or not
David Epps
icc_dce at shsu.edu
Fri Oct 2 06:44:15 PDT 1998
I, Zorcon of Lizardkeep send Greetings from Ravensfort,
I have followed with interest the ongoing discussion related to
serving or not serving the feast at an event. I realize that the format of
feast often depends on the type of event you are trying to provide and the
atmosphere you are wishing to encourage.
A few years back we provided a feast in the buffet style but with a
twist. This was not a high persona event. First we provided each of our
guests with "money." Indicators were placed on each bill for a specific
type of food being served and our guest were issued one of each. Our
guests were able to trade with each other to pick and chose just what they
wanted for the evening meal. Beef, fowl (each meat vendor had their own
grill at the back of the shop), a vegetable and rice shop, a selection of
fresh fruits, cheeses, fresh bread, salads (If memory serves there was a
choice of standard romaine salad and a dandelion salad for those brave
enough) and drinks.
Several tents (GP Mediums) boxed in the feasting area. In each tent
were two or three food "vendors." The feast area was open for 3 hours to
provide enough time for every one to eat at a leisurely pace. Our guest had
the choice of what order the food was acquired, which line was the
shortest, et. cert. In some cases one individual would bring several bills
at once to a vendor for say 6 servings of fowl and carry it back to the
table. In the meantime another member of the group would visit the cheese
vendor and so on.
In short all of the lines were short, the hot food was hot and the
cold food was cold. Each vendor and their staff were responsible for
cleaning up their respective store front. Coordination between the
various stores was provided by the Feast-o-crat. The cleanup crew had only
to deal with the seating area. All in all IMHO this worked out fine.
I regards to a more formal affair we provided a served feast at
another event with a distinct middle-eastern flair.
At this event all (4?) GP Medium tents were set end to end, the "high
table" was placed about the middle of the tents on a slightly raised
platform above the rest of the populace. We placed low tables arranged
along both sides of the combined tents with carpets underneath for the
sitting areas. All of our guests were encouraged to bring candles.
Platters with the entire feast for four were delivered down the center
isle to each table as quickly as possible ensuring hot was hot and cold was
cold. IMHO this also seemed to work well and the atmosphere was quite
enchanting. The disruptions during the feast and the following court were
minimal.
Having served feast on a primitive site numerous times we have to be
creative in how we present and serve a feast for 100+ guests. When it
fails it fails miserably but when we succeed feasts can be a joy.
I hope not to offend any one by my fuzzy memory or the rosy glow time
gives certain events.
In service to the dream, now and in the future. Zorcon of
Lizardkeep.
Now back to lurking.
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