[Sca-cooks] menu copyright?

[Mark Calderwood]

I have an interesting hypothetical question. Where is the "intellectual
copyright", for want of a better term, lie in developing feast menus? Given
the commonality of research sources and the fact that some dishes are going
to be more successful feast choices than others, it's more than likely that
similar menus are going to emerge for different events, especially if using
similar sources. My question is at which point  does this become
plagiarism? A few dishes, a couple of courses, a menu as a whole? If so,
does this matter (or does anyone care)? I know a lot of people deservedly
ask to be credited for their research, but where does research become
brain-sucking? As I said, just curious about a hypothetical situation.

Giles