SC - Public Consumption [Was Distress in Trimaris]

[Mary Morman]

On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, James F. Johnson wrote:

<major snip about people not wanting to pay for food that experience tells
them might be bad and offering them free taster portions of good food>

> Thoughts?
> 
> Seumas

I have to disagree.  Tasting a portion of a good dish made for a demo may
be a positive thing, but it has very little to do with eating part of a
meal for 200 cooked in an inadequate kitchen.

IM(not very)HO, the best way to teach people that period food is good is
to cook excellent period feasts. IM(not very)HO, that's what I and many
others have done for years.  We've had some successes, we've had some
failures, but when the people of a kingdom avoid paying for on-board in
some locations, but base their travel plans on -definitely- not missing a
feast in another location, that's the sign that a good cook and/or good
cook's guild is at work.

Elaina