[Sca-cooks] What would you do?

[Jadwiga Zajaczkowa / Jenne Heise]

> Recently a simple feast was planned for an event. The feast was to include
> bread butters and fruits, salad and two veggie dishes, one casserole type
> meat dish, another meat dish and a very simple dessert. The menu was printed
> and pre-paid feast reservations were made. For some reason the cook was not
> given any money to shop with until the the day before the feast (and did not
> have the money to pay for the food themselves and wait for reimbursement.)
> My question is, what would you do if you found yourself in this
> circumstance? (It's like one of those impossible situations from combat
> pilot training.)

First, I'd have pitched a fit long before the day before the event.
Then, I'd tell the autocrat that I would be picking up the food when I got the check, but the 
prices might be higher, because I'd not have time to shop for the best values.
Third, I would also ask around to see if anyone in the group could float the money for some 
dishes.
Fourth, I would gather together a working group at my house the day before the event and get the 
pre-cooked stuff done.
Fifth, I'd call in all the favors I could to get people to help in the kitchen on the day of.

Now, mind, I have done a dayboard along those lines with the food picked up the day before the 
event, I just had about 8-10 people in the kitchen. :)

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