[Sca-cooks] RE: [MR] catered feasts

[Jeff Gedney]

In my opinion, this will be a hard sell, and likely to be poorly recieved.
People my gripe that you are supporting a business with the event and that is a
little too commercial.
Perhaps you can set it up such that the feast is an optional extra, sort of like
the businesses at the food court at Pennsic, or like a cash bar at some halls.
That way people won't feel like the SCA is _organizationally_ supporting the
merchant, and resent the "imposition".

But I may be over reading it.

I have seen events where the SCA feast cook prepared the foot at a kitchen
rented in a small hall rented off site, and trucked in to the feast hall,
portioned and served. ( some of it was even still hot).
Depending on the logistics, that could be a very doable alternative.

In any case, if the caterer is truly willing to experiment with PERIOD foods,
that could also be very interesting, and very instructive.

Now I an not so sure... sheesh.

Brandu

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>    -----Original Message-----
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>    [mailto:sca-cooks-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of
>    kerrimart at mindspring.com
>    Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 4:30 PM
>    To: Jeanne
>    Cc: Phillip at mindless.com; sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>    Subject: [Sca-cooks] RE: [MR] catered feasts
>
>
>    I am considering hosting an event  "to be determined", but the site doesn't
>    have a kitchen or hall that can be eaten in.
>
>    I do have the possiblility of holding feast and a next door
>    cafateria that the
>    owner will cook my menu and work with me.  It will be more
>    expensive than an
>    SCA cooked meal, but then the labor won't be volunteered.
>
>    Here are my questions:
>
>    Will folks sign up for a catered feast, with the menu posted?
>
>    Should I look into full catering (dishes and everything) or just the food?
>    Pros and  cons of each?
>
>    Have you ever had a catered feast and what was the response?
>
>    would it be better to not even have a feast?
>
>    -----
>    Like I said, I am just in the inital thought process of this
>    event, so nothing
>    has been firmed down - just looking for helpful hints.
>
>    Thanks.
>
>    Hrosvitha von Celle
>
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