[Sca-cooks] Handling special diet needs at feasts

[Mark.S Harris]

Phlip replied to me with:
> I was there too, and a bit later, I talked to the
> vegetarian's partner. His vegetarianism was basicly a
> non-issue. He was an entertainer who didn't know he
> was going to eat until the day of, and his
> vegetarianism was limited to not eating meat-- he
> could eat eggs, fish, poultry, milk, etc and I so
> informed Adamantius.

Thanks for the clarification. However, this still doesn't affect
my questions about how to handle these special situations, nor
my comments on how making such special dishes complicates the job
of the headcook, nor my respect for Adamantius for being willing
to take on additional chores in the middle of a stressful and
hectic situation.

I also suspect that were I in a similar situation, I too, would
try to do what I could to help this individual out. Sometimes it
is a matter of balancing what can be done for an individual making
a polite request against the impact this has upon the rest of
the feast goers. A belligerent Royal or Noble though is likely to
get a completely different response from me, though. :-)

Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net