SC - Fw: [Mid] Feasts: Serving and Carving

[RMcGrath at dca.gov.au]

Yes, I know I'm late in replying, but not only do I have much paper on my 
desk, I also have *piles* of virtual paper too!

The Good Food Feast which was held in Politarchopolis, Lochac, in October 
last year, was a wonderful example of how pomp and ceremony can add to the 
atmosphere of a feast.  In this case, there were only 50 honoured guests, 
who sat at four tables, and each table was attended by at least 3 servers.  
There was also a butler and assistants to serve drinks.  A truly incredible 
team in the kitchen provided the gentles with magnificent dishes, each of 
which was announced before being brought before the feasters by *trained* 
servers.

Yes, I was a server, and yes, we were told *exactly* what to do, where to 
place items, how to serve, etc. before the honoured guests arrived.  And it 
added greatly to the atmosphere.

The Politarchopolis Assault Catering Corps outdid themselves in providing 
not only fantastic period fare (and they could show the recipes :-), but 
also provided subtleties, and, the piece de resistance, a suckling pig 
which was carved in front of the guests.

The subtleties included a ginger bread stained glass window, and individual 
pinetrees (OK, they were approx. 30 cm high) complete with snow (uncooked 
meringue).

What fun!

Rakhel Petrovna
Politarchopolis, Lochac 

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