SC - Fw: [Mid] Why bad feasts happen to good people

[Alderton, Philippa]

Some positive thinking.

phlip at morganco.net

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider that cain't be throwed.

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: Date: Wednesday, January 14, 1998 08:12:19 
: From: Ginny Beatty
: To: Middlebridge
: Subject: [Mid] Why bad feasts happen to good people
: 
: OK, 
: It is well known that bad feasts have happened throughout our organization
: for a variety of reasons. 
: Sometimes bad feasts happen to good people. 
: Here are some possible reasons that I have observed over time.
: 
: Poor planning and resource management
: The (person in charge of the feast -- insert favorite term here) is new to
: SCA feasts. 
: It's their first feast and they want to do everything themself.
: They are a good cook in a small scale, but anything over 50 servings
freaks
: them out
: Improper preparation of food before cooking (proper defrosting of the
: chicken before cooking)
: Audience analysis ("what? all we get is fish?" "Where's the beef!?")
: Bad lighting ("I can't see the food.")
: Timing and scheduling of courses
: Poor server management ("why didn't we get the roast pork? Other tables
: did.")
: Portion control (too much bread, not enough meat) 
: Stress ( the head cook is a babbling pile of goo in the corner. Now who's
: in charge? Quick! Call in the Crisis Management Team!!)
: 
: Now, before this thread starts going on a rampage about bad feasts, I
would
: like to request the  conversation to spin on a more positive note.
: 
: What is it about feasts you like?
: Is it the amount of food, type of food, opportunity to taste new and
: different dishes. Time to visit with friends. Entertainment.
: 
: Discuss. Talk amongst yourselves.
: 
: Ciao (or is that chow?),
: Gwyneth 
: ginbeatty at compuserve.com
: From:  Ginny Beatty <GinBeatty at compuserve.com>
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