[Northkeep] Thanks for the tavern patronage!
Dennis England
sirbalvin at earthlink.net
Sun Jun 2 15:39:11 PDT 2002
Greetings Unto the Keepers of the Tavern,
The turducken I had was indeed very good and I felt warmly welcomed. Often
times taverns do become gathering places especially if you can define the
space somewhat and provide seating. I have sat many times over the years at
taverns, eating, drinking, and visiting w/friends. Oh ya...I've done that
in the current middle ages too. ;) One particularly memorable was at Gulf
Wars where they had a coffee bar. On a cold night that was very inviting.
Back in dinosaur times there might even be keg and you "made a donation" and
drank all day. I don't know what happened to that custom but I suspect
mundane law may have gotten involved. At any rate I look forward to eating
more of you delicious foods in the future. Good luck and have fun!
In Service,
Balvin
----- Original Message -----
From: <Anawyn at aol.com>
To: <Northkeep at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 1:57 PM
Subject: [Northkeep] Thanks for the tavern patronage!
> We wish to extend a thanks to all who visited the tavern at Castellan,
both
> for those who came for food and drink and those who just wanted to stop by
> and say hi. We broke even (whew!) so I would say it was a success. Saw a
lot
> of old friends and made quite a few new ones, which is a good "by-product"
of
> having a lot of food around!
> In the Middle Ages, a tavern was the customary meeting place for locals as
> well as travelers, to gather and share their lives, and was itself a part
of
> those lives. A good tavern should still do that, and I was pleased to see
> groups of people gather their chairs in the shade behind the tavern to
share
> time together while eating. No reason we can't make breakfast as well as
> noontime meals as much fun as our evening feasts!
> It might be a nice idea for future taverns, to maybe consider moving the
> picnic tables closer, temporarily. I believe it would encourage folks to
> congregate there, and have one more good opportunity to get to know each
> other better over a cool beverage and good food.
> Many, many thanks again to our Baroness and feast steward Lynn, who kindly
> helped with sharing cooler space - this would not have been realistically
> possible without that, since hot days can sure be a potential nightmare
for
> food service. We hope everyone enjoyed the food, and that the tavern was
> helpful in making your day more fun.
> Since fun is the prime directive, in that interest, we'd appreciate some
> feedback. It would be helpful I am sure, for whomever the potential
> tavernkeepers in the future are, to have a good idea of what works, and
what
> doesn't.
> Sound off as to what you enjoyed about the tavern, and what you did not.
What
> foods did you like, what was a "loser," what else would you like to see
> served?
> In Appreciation,
> The Keepers of Tavern On The Spleen
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