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[Christina Nevin]

	>Do you ever check to see what food is returned un-eaten to the
kitchen?  Do
	>you make any correlations?  Do you peek into trash cans?  Do you
ask...and
	>hope to get a honest response?    Just wondering what follow-up do
you do?

Yes, I always check and see what is returned. I ask people (the servers and
cleaners) what was most returned. Also what people thought of such and such
a dish, and try and figure if it was returned because it was not popular or
because people were full. 
Though to be honest, the only recipe I've ever repeated at a feast is
Armored Turnips (by royal request). There are just so many dishes you can
make, I've never redone a dish in the 6 years I've been doing feasts. (I'm
discounting salad here ;-)
I do however find it useful to work out what style of dish people will
prefer at that time of year. I also make dishes I personally dislike (blanc
desirree, bean tart, etc) and find other people will happily eat them.

Al Servizio Vostro, e del Sogno
Lucrezia

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Lady Lucrezia-Isabella di Freccia   |  mka Tina Nevin
Thamesreach Shire, The Isles, Drachenwald | London, UK
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"There is no doubt that great leaders prefer hard drinkers to good
versifiers" - Aretino, 1536 
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