SC - Re: Re[2]: sca-cooks Creativity

[Dottie Elliott]

>On another note about the Crown feast.  My party got to the feast a little 
>late
>but we happily found space next to some friends and set up.

As for the feast management, I, too, had problems. I had signed up for 
part of a table as requested only to arrive and find someone else 
occupying the entire table and unwilling to discuss whether they had 
signed up or not.  My husband spent quite a while trying to locate 2 
seats within reasonable range of each other so we could eat together.  
This feast also tried to segregate the off-boarders. As that is uncommon 
here I think it caused a lot of confusion.  As for the serving, they 
served each course all at once on large platters. The presentation was 
nice but required reshuffling of all sorts to fit the platters on the 
table. They also were very short on tableware and had to remove the 
platters/bowls almost immediately so they could be used for the next 
course.

I agree that the head cook should be providing an enjoyable experience, 
but I don't think you can expect a head cook to troubleshoot serving 
problems. That is the head server's responsibility. The cook should 
concentrate on making sure the food is ready and good and prepared for 
serving.

Clarissa