[Sca-cooks] What would you advise?

[Sue Clemenger]

Hmmm....if she came from Utah, that's Artemisia (or Atenveldt, before
our kingdom split off).  I don't recall restrictions like that for
on-board/off-board folks...sometimes you get a separate table for
off-board folks, but I haven't seen it be that much of an issue.
While I don't really have food sensitivities or allergies or dietary
restrictions, there are a number of local folk who do, and they've
always been most considerate of others, and attentive to their own
needs. People around here are very good about calling ahead of time to
check for vegetarian-okay dishes, or specific ingredients, etc., etc.
It sounds to me as if this young lady's histrionics are designed to
maximize the attention she seems to need--very, very manipulative.  If
she tried it on me more than once, I'd be seriously tempted to give her
a good dose of stink-eye, a coupon for MickeyDee's, and send her down
the street.
--Maire (from Artemisia, although north of Utah just a tad <g>)

AEduin wrote:
>
> --
> After reading this and other descriptions of her behavior, I think she is
> doing it for attention.  Do you know if she or her husband are on any of
> the email lists or receive any of the newsletters that have the request for
> contact in them?  If so, she ought to be told politely but firmly that she
> knew about the need to contact the Cook before the event and that no, there
> will not be any special food procured or cooked at this late date.
>
> However, you did say that she came from another Kingdom.  It could be that
> where she came from, the only people at on-board tables were people that
> paid for feast.  Does she know it is different in her new home?