[Sca-cooks] Feast costs/budgets
PKSARGE at aol.com
PKSARGE at aol.com
Tue Feb 19 09:47:45 PST 2008
Concerning the cost for feast: I find it reveling that the same folks who
often quibble at the cost of a multi course, well prepared meal, usually with
entertainment, will soon after leaving the site stop for lunch at a chain
restaurant (i.e. Denny's or Cracker Barrel) and spend two or three times what they
spent on feast.
I have done a couple of small feasts (80-120) and helped keep the cost down
by using some of the following:
1. Talking with the manager of the meat department at my favorite store
and ordering in advance.
2. Shopping "specials", 2 for 1 and seasonal close-outs (lamb after
Easter)
3. Soliciting donations of game or fish. (give recognition to donors and
others often step-up)
4. Purchase in-season fresh fruit and vegetables directly from local
farmers.
If the groups we are working with are unwilling to increase fees for feast to
cover the costs then we have an ethical obligation to inform them that
quality and quantity will suffer. (you get what you pay for)
On another but related topic. The first feast I did on my own I had done all
the research, planning and most of the purchasing (using up most of the
budget) when I was informed, the weekend before the event, that I was also expected
to prepare breakfast for Saturday and Sunday, all out of the same budget. When
I questioned this I was informed that it was a standard expectation in our
Kingdom (Meridies). I satisfied this commitment but it was an extremely long day
and if not for a very dedicated staff feast would have suffered. I have done
a couple of more small feasts since then and have made accommodations for
breakfast. Is this a standard practice throughout the SCA? I find that this really
impacts my focus on feast and would like to find some way to pass on
breakfeast. Should I consider a written contract that specifies my "services" for for
feast?
Mykael Halfdan
AKA Dennis Olson
Shire of Thorngill
Kingdom of Meridies
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