[Sca-cooks] Feast Procedural Question

[CalicoJim1 at aol.com]

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Hi Jared,
Much like some of the other postings, I've never encountered this scenario
before.  It does indeed sound like your Baron has an agenda all his own.  Let
me just point out something you might want to consider before you make your
decision.  It's always easier to give up control that to gain it.  If you
agree to this you can expect more of the same type of request in the future.
Ultimatly though the decision is yours.  If this is someting that doesn't
bother you then do it.  If it's just more work than it's worth, then stand up
and say so.  In the end nobody joins the society to have a bad time.  That's
what work is for:-]  If this is not going to be fun don't torture yourself.
Hope that helps -- Calico

> Hi, gang, I have an odd question for you who've also done a lot of
> > feasts (or even one) in the SCA.  I've been doing them for 26 years, and
> > for the first time, I've been asked to prepare three menus at different
> > price points (costs of $8, $10, and $12 a person for food and prep
> > costs), for the "Committee" to then tell me how much I have to spend.
> >  Every other time I've done a feast, they've told me what my budget was,
> > and I went from there.
> >
> > In addition, my Baron wants veto power over the menu.  The last several
> > times we've done feasts, we've hardly even told them in advance what
> > they're getting, and they've always been happy.  We always have
> >  alternate dishes prepared for those with allergies and those who's
> > dietary restrictions are unusual (Vegetarians, low sodium, etc.  Has
> > anyone else been seeing this sort of response?
> >
> > Jared Blaydeaux
> > Altavia, Caid
>