SC - Introduction
Chris Adler
Chris.Adler at westgroup.com
Fri Apr 17 14:10:00 PDT 1998
Greetings, good gentles!
My name is Lady Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina, and I live in the
Barony of Thescorre in Aethelmearc (mundanely Rochester, NY). I joined
the society in 1988 and played in the Barony Beyond the Mountain and
the Barony of Dragonship Haven (mundanely, Connecticut) before moving
here a few years ago.
As someone who loves to cook and bake, I decided early on that the
kitchen was where I wanted to be at an event. In the beginning, I
chopped veggies, washed dishes, and such. A few years ago, my barony
asked me to try my hand at being head cook and I decided that I really
liked the research, planning, organization, and, of course, the
cooking! Oh, and teaching people how to bake or learning a cooking
skill from them is one of the coolest side effects of being in the
kitchen.
Over the past two years, I've been head cook at five feasts (ranging
from 60 to 150 people) and baked bread or did lunch for two others. I
started out with a hearty, delicious, on-time, under-budget meal which
I now realize was ridiculously unauthentic. My last feast used all
period sources and I redacted several of the recipes myself, I'm
relieved to report. Oh, and it was still yummy, on time, and under
budget. Heh heh. However, I'm still really lame in the subtlety
department. I'm afraid that I'm a good cook, but a lousy artisan.
My first question to you knowledgable folks is this: I've been asked
to cater the wedding of two SCAdians next year. They want, of course,
a medieval-themed ceremony and meal. Researching the food and
preparing the meal doesn't stump me. My concern is that this won't be
an SCA event and thus won't be covered by *SCA insurance*.
Now, I've always posted my recipes and ingredients and made an effort
to accommodate vegetarians, lactose-intolerant people, and a variety
of allergies in my feasts. I've never made anyone sick, to my
knowledge, and I've never let dirty or broken serving ware go out into
the hall. So, I don't have a specific reason to be concerned, but I
know that this is, unfortunately, a litigious world that we live in.
The SCA couple is having difficulty finding a site that will let them
use a caterer who is not professionally licensed or insured. I've done
some investigation, and the insurance would be pretty friggin'
expensive, even for just one day.
The couple thinks they've found a site which will allow a
non-professional caterer, but I'm still worried that this could be the
one time that something awful happens, that someone gets sick, and
they or their family sues me and/or the couple.
Any suggestions? I've considered waivers, I've thought about not
charging the couple so that I'm not actually "catering." I just want
to cook this meal because I think it will be a blast. What have any of
you done in this situation?
Katja
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