[Sca-cooks] food likes and dislikes and ettiquette

[Antonia Calvo]

Lisa wrote:

>We've actually discussed this subject many times in the past, just in
>different versions.  Relating it to Period feasts at an SCA event, it is the
>responsibility of the individual to contact the cook if there are any
>dietary issues that may need to be addressed.  However, it is the
>responsibility of the cook to make available an (at minimum tentative) menu
>enough in advance that feastgoers can contact them regarding dietary issues.
>  
>

Not necessarily.  I consider it the responsibility of feastgoers to 
contact the cook (or steward, or booking agent) about their food issues 
before the feast, but I pretty much never provide a menu in advance.  
It's not the norm here to publish ahead.  It *is* the norm here for all 
feast-goers to pre-book.


>I get really frustrated in our area and typically don't bother to attend
>feasts at our local events.  The last 3 events I've attended where a feast
>was served, the menu was posted a week before the event, one of them, the
>DAY of the event.  In my opinion, that's not a timely posting to address
>dietary problems. 
>

See comments above.  If I know there are dietary issues, I will make 
sure that either those affected get a good and varied meal or suggest 
alternate arrangements. 

I think this is probably easier on the people with dietary issues than 
to expect them to ring up and ask for modifications after they've seen 
the menu.

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Antonia di Benedetto Calvo

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