SC - Artemisia Crown Tourney Feast

[Alderton, Philippa]

In a message dated 04/13/2000 7:58:26 AM EST, piglet006 at globalfreeway.com.au 
writes:
 
> My Lady has said that we have to make a note of this Burger King so that we
> can add it to our itinerary - if we ever get to travel to the US - (along
> with "The Biggest Ball of String in the World" and those rocks from Star
> Trek.  I think that I might stay home for that trip!
 
> I am also under orders to place a link to the site on the Ynys Fawr
> webpage - with the page's creator's permission, of course.
 
> Gwynydd of Culloden 

Dear Cooks' List members, 

I undertook a pilgrimage to that very Burger King yesterday on behalf of 
those among who cannot get there, and for those who are curious among us 
(including me ;-)).
I have the following to report.  

And it was every bit as interesting as the pictures depict.  The three murals 
above the counter are actually painted onto a type of fabric, perhaps canvas, 
which is stretched over and wrapped around an underlying board or frame, and 
secured at the back, and although the paint showed slight fading and the 
marks of being there for some time, still were quite spectacular (added to it 
actually because it made them look "old". 

The rest of the restaurant had, as seen in the pictures, various other 
illustrations and devices decorating it, including the full suit of armour 
which is to the right as you go in the door.  The "tower" to the left of the 
door, filled almost a quarter of the dining space.  I didn't go up the steps 
of the tower, but I intend to go back...   

Next door to the Burger King is an arcade place called "Jester's Court"  
(when you walk into main door of the building there are two doors in front of 
you - angled a little towards each other.  The one on the left is to the 
Burger King and the one to the right is to the Jester's Court).

Unable to contain my curiosity any longer I asked to speak to the manager 
about the tapestries and other decorations.  He was busy flipping burgers for 
a couple of minutes, but then came over to talk with me.  I didn't know 
whether I should tell him that photos of his restaurant were actually winging 
their way around the world via the SCA Cook's list (should I?) so I didn't 
say anything about that, but instead asked him where all the stuff had come 
from.

He said he had only been working there for three years, and that no-one 
seemed to know much about it - it was a mystery to them.  All he knew was 
that originally, supposedly, both the Jester's Court and the Burger King were 
owned by the same man... (not now).  There is actually a connecting door 
between the two stores, to the right of the counter, and a poem written on 
the wall beside the door inviting the reader to step through the door to play 
in The Jester's Court.  

The manager did give me a contact to call - the person who had worked there 
the longest - but I have not yet been able to get in touch with him.  If he 
knows more I will post it.

YIS
Elysant