SC - Server Horror Stories
Jeanne Stapleton
jstaplet at adm.law.du.edu
Thu Apr 17 16:17:31 PDT 1997
Talking about the miscommunications that can occur between the
kitchen crew and the servers caused me to have a sudden perverse
desire to solicit server horror stories from sca-cooks' participants,
either gaffes you've seen or made yourself.
For years, friends were wary about letting me on serving crews even
when I volunteered because I am the messiest adult eater I know. I
narrowly escaped being given a bib to go with my Coronation garb.
And this is not from lack of trying to be neat! It just seems that
the amount of food I spill or tip on myself and others is directly
proportional to the formality of the occasion.
Nevertheless, aside from a few awkward moments with ladles, I'm a
pretty good server. I understand the concept of "portion control".
(What a phrase.) I've never flung gravy on a king, not even at 30YC.
(I threw chicken *at* *MY king* on one occasion, but that was
entirely voluntary.) I digress. I'm not sure I understand why the
concept of portion control is so difficult to convey, I guess.
But that's not even my horror story for today. No, indeed. I
discovered an important point that msut be conveyed in servers'
briefings: at al-Barran Midwinter last, I was serving head table.
Coming back to the kitchen for a refill of soup, my partner and I
were horrified to observe one of the servers pick up a pewter water
pitcher, *chug from it* and then sprint off into the dining hall, to
pour more water for the diners! No, we didn't catch him first!
TIP FOR SERVERS: DON'T DRINK FROM THE PITCHERS!!!
Countess Berengaria de Montfort de Carcassonne, OP
Barony of Caerthe
Kingdom of the Outlands
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