Check Pants - Was, SC - Is Arrowroot Period?

[Philip & Susan Troy]

In a message dated 04/04/2000 3:47:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
RichSCA at aol.com writes:

>  Now, although this is one of your favorite dishes, how do you know whether 
or not 
> the populace liked it?  AND whether or not it would be welcomed at another 
event?  
> (To me: if it is not welcomed/not eaten it is a waste of the group's 
money). 

Ask your friends or several people you trust to know they can tell you the 
truth. Better yet, make a test batch before the event and have the 
aforementioned truthtellers give you their honest opinions. There really is 
no point serving something the majority of your "consultants" hate. 

Being thanked for doing a good job is a broad-reaching compliment. Truth be 
told, sometimes you're thanked in spite of how things turned out. My personal 
twitch over thanking the kitchen staff and cook is that half the time, they 
forget to call the crew out of the kitchen to hear the acclaim. I've worked a 
number of kitchens where we heard random cheering and only found out later on 
that one round was enthusiastically for the meal and our efforts.

In Service, 

Meghan