[Sca-cooks] Feast costs/budgets
Antonia Calvo
ladyadele at paradise.net.nz
Tue Feb 19 13:20:16 PST 2008
PKSARGE at aol.com wrote:
>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?
>
Definitely not the norm here. If we have more than one meal at an
event, each one will have its own staff and budget. It's not reasonable
to expect a feast cook to do more than one meal. I think a contract is
probably overkill, but this is definitely something you need to discuss
with the event Steward/Autocrat beforehand and make it perfectly clear
what you are (and are not) willing to do.
--
Antonia Calvo
(formerly known as Adele de Maisieres)
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Habeo metrum - musicamque,
hominem meam. Expectat alium quid?
-Georgeus Gershwinus
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