[Sca-cooks] bidding for feasts

[Terry Decker]

While I like the idea of mentoring, I don't have the time to be thorough if 
I have to deal with the logistics of a feast.  What I have done is act as 
consultant and trainer to people who have stepped up to the plate, teaching 
them my methods of planning and budgeting while letting them do the actual 
work.  I have done this both in person and via e-mail.

I've found you can learn by working in other cook's kitchens, but that 
nothing compares to the education one gets by taking over the job and doing 
it.

Bear

> quite often, in our area, we will mentor someone who wants to do a feast 
> by making them the drop dead assistant to an experienced feast 
> coordinator/cook.
> sometimes, the mentor will do grunt work in the fledgling's kitchen when 
> the fledgling gets their opportunity to be in charge.  works well.
>
> i think the standard here is for an autocrat to find a feast coordinator 
> they can work with, or vice versa, and they submit their bid as a team.
>
> at midwinter, my husband (autocrat) and i mentored a team who will be 
> putting in a bid for next year.  al-barran (and sanely so) tries to get a 
> flow of mentor/next bidder for all large events.  it doesn't guarantee you 
> will get the bid, but it adds some chops to the resume to have that 
> 'second in command' experience.
>
> cailte