[Sca-cooks] OT/OOP From today's NY Times Food section...

[Stefan li Rous]

> That situation sounds dreamy, but many beta cooks say that the
> alphas in their lives are not the most patient tutors. Amy Sedaris,
> author of ?I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence,? says that
> whenever alphas and betas cook together, the alpha?s internal
> monologue goes something like this: ?Stop bothering me with your
> questions. I don?t have time to show you how to chop an onion. If
> you can?t chop an onion, get out of my kitchen.?

Oh my. That's how I've felt in some SCA feast kitchens and especially  
at local Cook's Guild meetings. I guess I am a "beta" cook.

Stefan
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