SC - is there a Brewer's list?

[Greg Lindahl]

NO you are not wrong, people with special needs and concerns should contact
those with authority to work out logistics so everyone can have a good
time.  You can not be expected to think of and accomplish every scenario
that could happen. That's why people need to understand if they have a
special need THEY are the ones responsible for THEMSELVES and must make the
effort.  My two cents...
Lucilla

At 02:06 PM 7/14/97 -0500, you wrote:
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>>This is called the "Stupid/Rude Cook Syndrome".  I would hope the Cook or
>Steward was 
>>told about the situation and you were granted a refund.  Although I have
>found some who
>>just didn't care about the people they hosted.  There have been several
>feasts where I've
>>paid full price, helped in the kitchen, served feasts and not gotten
>anything to eat.  I
>>was informed that I could help myself to whatever came back.  Let's stamp
>out stupidity in
>>our time.  Remember, that nobody you P.O. today could be Royalty tommorrow.
>>
>>Gunthar
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>This topic hits rather close to home for me, as I just had a VERY unpleasant
>situation over this debate: For Aethelmearc Crown I published that I would
>be unable to cater to individual dietary needs, but ingredients lists and
>menus would be available ahead of time. Exactly ONE person contacted me with
>a request for ingredients lists and a menu. This fact did not stop an
>internationally known SCA Personage from writing a letter to the
>Reservationist stating that she would not attend with her husband because
>she had life threatening allergies, and couldn't risk eating food that
>wasn't custom-cooked. She went on to state that she had cooked for up to
>400, still accomodating for other's allergies. She then ended the letter
>stating that she sent a copy of the letter of complaint to the King and
>Queen, Prince and Princess of Aethelmearc , and Seneschals of both
>Aethelmearc and the East. She Never, Ever contacted me, nor the Autocrat, my
>husband. And yet, apparently she felt strongly enough to ensure that my SCA
>future was impeded by her discomfiture.
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>Obviously, there are some quit strong feelings out there on this issue.
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>Regardless of her "take" on the situation, I still feel that I did the right
>thing. I was publicly honest about how far I was willing to go, and provided
>my contact information in the event announcement. I am not a short-order
>cook nor am I a professional cook, and I do not have the luxury of working
>in a kitchen where I can just hand the reigns over to someone else while I
>stop to "custom cook" food for one person. I always publish a recipe
>leaflet, and a menu. I will happily send ingredients lists, and will even
>include alternate dish choices, in case something happens while cooking. I
>always ensure that vegetarians will come away with enough food including
>protein to make a healthy meal. That is as far as I am willing to go. That
>is as far as anyone should have to go for a feast with over a certain level
>of attendees or with a certain level of complexity. 
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>So, tell me, am I wrong?
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>Aoife
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