SC - First Feasts & changing traditions

[Elaine Koogler]

The only time anyone ever tells me what to serve for a feast...other than a
conversation about general feast theme...is in the case of a Coronation feast.
I usually submit a menu to the Crown Prince and Princess to make sure they are
happy with what I'm serving...and that there aren't any food allergies or major
dislikes there.  After all, it is their day!  Other than that, what I serve,
within the boundaries of a theme, is up to me!

Kiri

"Decker, Terry D." wrote:

> I have a fairly simple attitude about bidding for a feast.  If I am the
> cook, where the meal is concerned, my word is law.  This is pretty much of a
> necessity when doing thematic feasts (like the Elizabethean I did for last
> Protectorate).  The Barony may accept or reject my menu and budget, but they
> may not change it.  I am usually willing to listen to reasonable requests,
> but the decision to implement a request is mine.
>
> Of course, I've been doing feasts longer than most of the officers have been
> in the SCA.  I have the reputation of feeding people well and not losing
> money doing it, so most people take me at my word when I tell them what I am
> planning, even if they are worried about the execution.
>
> Bear
>
> > Thanks for the insight.  Too bad we have to submit a menu
> > "for approval" prior
> > to the event.  Takes some of the decisions out of the cooks'
> > hands and places it
> > somewhere else.  I'm hoping the autos and senechals I work
> > with will trust me
> > enough to leave my menus alone.  We'll see. I know you can't
> > please all of the
> > feasters all of the time, but I'd like to be able to please
> > the majority.
> >
> > Liadnan
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