SC - Open/Closed Kitchens WAS: Feast planning/Administration

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/9/00 9:25:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
ekoogler at chesapeake.net writes:

<< What I do not allow are those who just want to "hang out" in
 the kitchen to chat with someone in there...or who want to find out what 
we're
 cooking...or who want to use the facilities that one finds often times in
 kitchens.
 
 Kiri >>

This is also what I do. If you come through the kitchen door you are put to 
work or you leave, period. Usually, I also assign a person as a guard who 
meets people at the door, fends off well wishers or the curious, points out 
the location of ingredients lists and menus to those who have 'forgotten' and 
otherwise frees me from being a 'host' for the day. Certainly exceptions are 
made depending on the mood of the guard and the business of the Kitchen 
Steward but choosing the right person for guard duty usually eliminates any 
problem with the idle or those who just want to use the facilities for 
whatever reason.

Ras