hotel-events-msg - 3/13/09 ਀ഊHolding SCA events in hotels and universities. Reviews. Suggestions. ਀ഊNOTE: See also these files: demos-msg, evnt-stewards-msg, evnt-stwd-cltn-art, gate-guards-msg, privvies-msg, tokens-msg, event-rev-msg, SCA-Demos-art, reservations-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀  栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀  栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀  愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀  漀昀  攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀  眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀  眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀  眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀  渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀  愀猀  琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀  漀昀  琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  最椀瘀攀渀  戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀  爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀  愀渀搀  攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀  琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀  琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀  挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀  漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀  椀猀  甀渀挀氀攀愀爀  愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀  椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀  椀猀  瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀  昀爀漀洀  琀栀攀猀攀  洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 23:08:20 -0800 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䄀渀渀攀ⴀ䴀愀爀椀攀 刀漀甀猀猀攀愀甀 㰀愀挀爀漀甀猀猀 愀琀 最琀攀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: RE: OT? hotel events was SC - FW:[STEPS] Period Food at 12th Night 2000! ਀ഊhey all from Anne-Marie ਀娀漀攀 愀猀欀猀㨀ഊ>I sure will do for you all. btw, is having events in hotels a common thing? ਀㸀伀爀 椀猀 琀栀椀猀 洀愀椀渀氀礀 愀渀 䄀渀吀椀爀 琀栀椀渀最㼀ഊ ਀䤀渀 䄀渀 吀椀爀Ⰰ 愀渀礀眀愀礀Ⰰ 眀攀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 ㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 愀琀 猀漀洀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊtraditionally with a feast. Problem was once the event started drawing a ਀琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀 漀爀 猀漀 戀漀搀椀攀猀Ⰰ 昀椀渀搀椀渀最 愀 猀椀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 猀攀愀琀 琀栀愀琀 洀愀渀礀 昀漀爀 挀漀甀爀琀Ⰰഊand meetings, much less a place to cook for that many. ਀ഊabout 6? years ago, I autocrated the first An Tir 12th night at a hotel. It ਀眀愀猀 愀 栀漀爀爀椀戀氀攀 搀攀瀀爀攀猀猀椀渀最 琀栀椀渀最 昀漀爀 洀攀⸀⸀⸀愀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀渀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀℀ 栀洀瀀栀℀ഊit didnt help that my friends thought it horribly funny and ran around with ਀∀㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 挀漀渀∀ 戀甀琀琀漀渀猀℀ ⨀猀椀最栀⨀⸀⸀⸀ 䤀 栀愀搀 琀漀 搀攀愀氀 眀椀琀栀 渀愀欀攀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊhottub (peers even) who were stressing out the salesmen on the second ਀昀氀漀漀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 渀攀漀 最漀琀栀 眀愀渀渀愀 戀攀 琀攀攀渀愀最攀猀 猀洀漀欀椀渀最 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀漀戀戀礀 猀漀 渀漀 漀渀攀ഊcouldget by without running a gauntlet of smoke, the hotel restaurant who ਀搀椀搀渀琀 戀攀氀椀瘀攀 洀攀 眀栀攀渀 䤀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀✀搀 栀愀瘀攀 ㄀㈀　　 愀渀搀 猀漀 漀渀氀礀 栀愀搀 昀漀漀搀 昀漀爀 愀ഊcouple hundred, the former kindom seneschal who ran up a bar tab in three ਀昀椀最甀爀攀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 眀愀渀搀攀爀攀搀 愀眀愀礀Ⰰ 挀愀甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 栀漀琀攀氀 洀愀渀愀最攀爀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 欀椀琀琀攀渀猀ഊand call me in a lather (he wandered back...never occured to him that ਀愀渀礀漀渀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 洀椀渀搀⸀⸀⸀⤀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 栀漀琀攀氀 琀爀愀椀渀攀攀 琀栀愀琀 搀漀甀戀氀攀 戀漀漀欀攀搀 栀愀氀昀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀攀氀ഊfor Saturday night...(probably didnt help that I came home from 10 days in ਀䌀漀稀甀洀攀氀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀Ⰰ 攀椀琀栀攀爀⸀⸀⸀⤀ഊ ਀戀甀琀 䤀 搀椀最爀攀猀猀 㨀⤀⸀ഊ ਀椀渀 愀渀礀 挀愀猀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀漀搀攀氀 眀漀爀欀攀搀Ⰰ 倀攀漀瀀氀攀 氀椀欀攀搀 椀琀 戀攀挀甀愀猀攀 琀栀攀礀 挀漀甀氀搀 眀愀渀搀攀爀ഊinto court and go back to their rooms and party into the night without ਀栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀爀椀瘀攀 愀渀礀眀栀攀爀攀⸀ 䤀 眀愀猀 琀漀氀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀 栀愀猀 搀漀渀攀 椀琀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀礀 昀漀爀ഊyears. Personally, I hate it, its the most unmedieval setting you could ਀瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀挀琀 最漀漀昀礀 愀琀 栀漀琀攀氀猀 昀漀爀 猀漀洀攀 爀攀愀猀漀渀Ⰰഊbut it is awfully convenient, and I commend Adiantum for asking the hotel ਀琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 猀琀礀氀攀 洀攀愀氀猀 椀渀 愀渀 攀昀昀漀爀琀 琀漀 瀀甀琀 愀 戀椀琀 漀昀 愀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀ഊpatina on an otherwise very modern event! ਀ഊ(see, I knew I could fit in a food reference :)) ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀ䄀䴀Ⰰ 眀栀漀✀猀 戀爀椀渀最椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀爀攀愀琀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䰀愀甀爀攀氀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 最甀攀猀猀 眀栀愀琀℀ 椀猀ഊbringing period food :) ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㈀　 䐀攀挀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 　　㨀㄀㘀㨀㔀㌀ ⴀ　㠀　　ഊFrom: "Laura C. Minnick" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 伀吀㼀 栀漀琀攀氀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 眀愀猀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀圀㨀嬀匀吀䔀倀匀崀 倀攀爀椀漀搀 䘀漀漀搀 愀琀 ㄀㈀琀栀一椀最栀琀 ㈀　　　℀ഊ ਀䄀渀渀攀ⴀ䴀愀爀椀攀 刀漀甀猀猀攀愀甀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> hey all from Anne-Marie ਀㸀 娀漀攀 愀猀欀猀㨀ഊ> >I sure will do for you all. btw, is having events in hotels a common thing? ਀㸀 㸀伀爀 椀猀 琀栀椀猀 洀愀椀渀氀礀 愀渀 䄀渀吀椀爀 琀栀椀渀最㼀ഊ ਀䄀氀猀漀 椀渀 琀栀攀 圀攀猀琀Ⰰ 䤀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀⸀ഊ ਀㸀 椀渀 䄀渀 吀椀爀Ⰰ 愀渀礀眀愀礀Ⰰ 眀攀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 ㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 愀琀 猀漀洀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊ> traditionally with a feast. Problem was once the event started drawing a ਀㸀 琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀 漀爀 猀漀 戀漀搀椀攀猀Ⰰ 昀椀渀搀椀渀最 愀 猀椀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀甀氀搀 猀攀愀琀 琀栀愀琀 洀愀渀礀 昀漀爀 挀漀甀爀琀Ⰰഊ> and meetings, much less a place to cook for that many. ਀ഊThis is, of course, the problem for many of our events- outdoor too. ਀匀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀椀最最攀爀 漀渀攀猀 愀爀攀 洀愀砀椀渀最 漀甀琀 愀渀搀 最漀椀渀最 琀漀 爀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀猀ⴀ漀渀氀礀ⴀഊfor _outdoor_ events. Ahh... the perils of growth! ਀ഊ> about 6? years ago, I autocrated the first An Tir 12th night at a hotel. ਀ഊI was at that event, with my then SO who's Chiv- I was STOOOOOPID and ਀眀愀猀 漀渀 戀漀琀栀 漀甀琀最漀椀渀最 愀渀搀 椀渀挀漀洀椀渀最 爀攀琀椀渀甀攀猀Ⰰ 栀愀搀 洀愀搀攀 琀栀攀 猀琀攀瀀ⴀ甀瀀ഊclothes, and when the desk staff told us that they couldn't find our ਀爀攀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀 ⠀眀栀椀挀栀 倀愀甀氀 栀愀搀 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀氀礀 挀漀渀昀椀爀洀攀搀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 琀椀洀攀猀 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最ഊthe day before and he had the confirm #s) I had a full melt-down in the ਀氀漀戀戀礀⸀ 䤀✀搀 戀攀攀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀愀搀 昀漀爀 㔀 栀漀甀爀猀Ⰰ ⠀倀愀甀氀 昀漀爀 㠀⤀ 愀渀搀 䤀 昀爀攀愀欀攀搀 漀甀琀ഊand stared shreiking and wheezing- Paul thought I'd lost it. Oddly, they ਀昀漀甀渀搀 甀猀 愀 爀漀漀洀℀ 䘀䄀匀吀℀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 眀愀猀Ⰰ 戀礀 琀栀攀 眀愀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀愀洀攀搀 攀瘀攀渀琀 愀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 䤀 栀愀搀 愀琀栀漀氀 戀爀漀猀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀ഊfirst time. ਀ഊPaul and I ended up eating at I think the local Denny's/pancake house a ਀昀攀眀 戀氀漀挀欀猀 愀眀愀礀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀攀氀 爀攀猀琀愀甀爀愀渀琀 眀愀猀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 昀甀氀氀⸀ 䠀攀ഊdoesn't eat real food anyway. ਀ഊWhat I've discovered from subsequent events is that bringing a cooler ਀愀渀搀 愀 戀漀砀 漀昀 攀愀猀椀氀礀 ⠀椀⸀攀⸀ 渀漀 猀琀漀瘀攀⤀ 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀搀 昀漀漀搀 欀攀攀瀀猀 甀猀 漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊrestaurant. An electric teapot helps. Last year we had a cooler full of ਀礀漀最甀爀琀Ⰰ 瀀愀猀琀椀攀猀 ⠀挀栀椀挀欀攀渀 愀渀搀 爀椀挀攀Ⰰ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀⤀Ⰰ 猀氀椀挀攀搀 洀攀愀琀Ⰰ 挀栀攀攀猀攀Ⰰ 樀甀椀挀攀Ⰰഊmilk, etc., and a box with bread and rolls, instant oatmeal, fresh ਀昀爀甀椀琀⸀ ⠀䄀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 戀爀漀眀渀椀攀猀Ⰰ 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀℀⤀ 圀攀 愀琀攀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀渀氀礀 眀攀渀琀 漀甀琀ഊfor one dinner (in full garb- it was fun!). The gang of teenaged girls ਀搀椀搀渀✀琀 最漀 栀甀渀最爀礀Ⰰ 眀攀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 猀瀀攀渀搀 愀氀漀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䤀 眀愀猀 椀渀 戀攀琀琀攀爀 琀攀洀瀀攀爀 琀栀愀渀ഊI would have been. ਀ഊ'Lainie ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㈀　 䐀攀挀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㤀㨀㌀㐀㨀　㄀ ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: "RANDALL DIAMOND" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 倀攀爀椀漀搀 䘀漀漀搀 愀琀 ㄀㈀琀栀 一椀最栀琀 ㈀　　　ഊ ਀伀甀爀 䈀愀爀漀渀礀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 栀漀氀搀 琀栀攀 洀愀椀渀 ㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 昀漀爀 䴀攀爀椀搀椀攀猀 愀猀 愀 栀甀最攀ഊhotel event. We always had a wonderful feast, even if we had to rent ਀愀 渀攀愀爀戀礀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 昀攀氀氀漀眀猀栀椀瀀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 琀漀 挀漀漀欀 琀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 椀渀 愀渀搀 琀爀愀渀猀瀀漀爀琀 椀琀ഊto the hotel. Only once did we let the hotel do the cooking (to our own ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 氀椀欀攀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀Ⰰ 眀愀礀Ⰰ 眀愀礀 甀渀搀攀爀挀漀漀欀攀搀 琀栀攀 渀攀攀搀攀搀ഊquantity. As Baron, I compelled the Reeve to part with some of the gate ਀挀愀猀栀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 栀攀氀瀀 漀昀 洀礀 琀眀漀 最甀愀爀搀猀Ⰰ 䜀甀椀搀漀㄀ 愀渀搀 䜀甀椀搀漀㈀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀攀渀琀 漀甀琀ഊfor pizza and Kentucky Fried Chicken for 500. It was that or let the ਀挀爀漀眀搀 爀漀愀猀琀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀漀挀爀愀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 愀琀爀椀甀洀 ⠀眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 猀愀甀挀攀⤀⸀  圀攀 渀漀眀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀甀渀搀ഊa wonderful winterized camp for the event and it is a lot less stressful. ਀吀栀漀甀最栀 䤀 搀漀 洀椀猀猀 最攀琀琀椀渀最 渀愀欀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 琀甀戀⸀ഊHave a wonderful Christmas and 12th Night! ਀ഊAkim Yaroslavich ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ 　㤀 䨀愀渀 ㈀　　　 ㈀㈀㨀㐀　㨀㔀㠀 ⴀ　㠀　　ഊFrom: Anne-Marie Rousseau ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 愀渀琀椀爀 ㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀 昀漀漀搀 瀀漀猀琀洀漀爀琀攀洀 愀渀搀 欀甀搀漀猀℀ഊ ਀栀攀礀 愀氀氀 昀爀漀洀 䄀渀渀攀ⴀ䴀愀爀椀攀ഊjust back from our 12th night. about 6 hrs to the south, we drove home in ਀爀愀椀渀 愀渀搀 眀椀渀搀 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀 愀 猀瀀漀琀 漀昀 猀渀漀眀⸀ 䄀栀Ⰰ 䤀 氀漀瘀攀 䄀渀 吀椀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀椀渀琀攀爀℀ 㨀⤀ഊ ਀琀栀攀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀爀猀 搀椀搀 愀渀 伀唀吀匀吀䄀一䐀䤀一䜀 樀漀戀⸀ 椀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀 戀攀猀琀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀搀 ㄀㈀琀栀 渀椀最栀琀ഊI've ever been to, including one I autocrated myself! They even got the ਀栀漀琀攀氀 爀攀猀琀愀甀爀愀渀琀 琀漀 搀漀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 昀漀漀搀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 爀攀挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀攀搀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀ഊby Demetrios. I had the Islamic meal (you had to pick a cuisine, no mixing ਀愀渀搀 洀愀琀挀栀椀渀最⤀Ⰰ 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 琀栀攀 椀琀愀氀椀愀渀 漀爀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀⸀ 䤀 最漀琀 愀 氀愀洀戀 猀琀攀眀 眀椀琀栀ഊcarrots and garbanzo beans, served on cous cous, with some stewed veggies ਀椀渀 瘀椀渀攀最愀爀㼀 愀渀搀 愀 最爀攀攀渀 挀栀攀攀猀礀 猀瀀爀攀愀搀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 瀀椀琀愀 戀爀攀愀搀⸀ 䐀攀猀猀攀爀琀 眀愀猀 愀ഊsugar, almond and rosewater candy. Very good! even my meat and potatoes ਀戀愀爀漀渀 氀椀欀攀搀 栀椀猀 攀渀最氀椀猀栀 昀漀漀搀⸀ 䜀漀 昀椀最甀爀攀℀ഊ ਀愀最愀椀渀Ⰰ 洀愀樀漀爀 欀甀搀漀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀 眀愀爀洀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀挀欀氀攀猀 漀昀 洀礀 氀椀琀琀氀攀ഊcuisinier heart to see this kind of nice detail on what would have ਀漀琀栀攀爀眀椀猀攀 戀攀攀渀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀渀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀⸀ഊ ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀ䄀䴀Ⰰ 眀栀漀 最漀琀 琀漀 猀瀀攀愀欀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 氀愀甀爀攀氀氀椀渀最 漀昀 栀攀爀 昀爀椀攀渀搀 䨀愀渀攀氀礀渀⸀ 礀愀礀℀ഊ ਀ഊTo: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㄀㐀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㌀㨀㔀㌀㨀㐀㠀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Catering question. ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䔀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀栀 䄀 䠀攀挀欀攀爀琀 㰀猀瀀礀渀渀攀爀攀 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊ ਀伀渀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㄀㨀㄀㜀㨀㐀㤀 ⴀ　㜀　　 ⠀倀䐀吀⤀ 刀甀琀栀 䘀爀攀礀 㰀爀甀琀栀昀 愀琀 甀椀搀愀栀漀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊwrites: ਀㸀ऀ䠀愀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀搀 愀渀礀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀渀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀ഊ>party prepare food? Anything in particular to watch for ਀㸀漀爀 愀瘀漀椀搀㼀  䤀✀瘀攀 攀愀琀攀渀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 栀漀琀攀氀✀猀 爀攀猀琀愀甀爀愀渀琀 戀攀昀漀爀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊ>the food was *very* good, if not terribly Medieval, so they ਀㸀愀爀攀 愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 挀漀洀瀀攀琀攀渀琀⸀ഊ ਀    䔀栀栀ⴀ⠀猀栀甀搀搀攀爀Ⰰ 猀栀甀搀搀攀爀Ⰰ 琀眀椀琀挀栀Ⰰ 琀眀椀琀挀栀℀⤀  䈀愀搀 洀攀洀漀爀椀攀猀 漀昀 猀攀欀愀渀樀愀戀椀渀ഊflavoured with mint-flavoured pekoe tea. We said--mint tea, meaning ਀䌀攀氀攀猀琀椀愀氀 匀攀愀猀漀渀椀渀最猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 栀攀愀爀搀 ⠀洀椀渀琀⤀ 吀攀愀℀ഊ ਀   䤀昀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀昀昀 椀猀 眀椀氀氀椀渀最 琀漀 甀猀攀 礀✀愀氀氀✀猀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 猀攀攀 椀昀 礀漀甀ഊcould get them to consider coming to a tasting party, so they will have ਀猀漀洀攀 椀搀攀愀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀⸀  䄀猀 眀椀琀栀 猀瀀椀渀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 䴀漀搀攀爀渀猀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 爀愀琀栀攀爀ഊdistorted idea of medieval food, not at all helped by the proliferation ਀漀昀 刀攀渀 䘀愀椀爀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 昀攀眀 礀攀愀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀   䔀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀栀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 14:05:39 -0500 ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊFrom: Nicolas Steenhout ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䌀愀琀攀爀椀渀最 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀刀攀焀甀攀猀琀 愀 洀攀攀琀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 挀栀攀昀⸀  䐀漀渀✀琀 猀攀琀琀氀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀愀琀攀爀椀渀最ഊcoordinator, meet with the executive chef. If you have dishes you want ਀琀栀攀洀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀Ⰰ 戀爀椀渀最 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀⸀  吀愀氀欀 琀漀 琀栀攀 最甀礀⼀最愀氀⸀  䰀椀欀攀氀礀Ⰰ 猀⼀栀攀✀氀氀 最攀琀 愀ഊkick out of doing something special and out of the ordinary, with enough ਀渀漀琀椀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 挀愀渀 瀀氀愀渀 瀀甀爀挀栀愀猀椀渀最Ⰰ 眀漀爀欀 瀀氀愀渀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀  䤀 搀漀甀戀琀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀✀搀 戀攀ഊable to actually have someone in the kitchen helping, likely it's a Union ਀猀栀漀瀀 ⠀洀漀猀琀 栀漀琀攀氀猀 愀爀攀⤀⸀ഊ ਀䐀漀渀✀琀 栀攀猀椀琀愀琀攀 琀漀 漀甀琀氀椀渀攀 攀瘀攀爀礀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀洀攀渀琀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀⸀  圀椀氀氀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 搀椀猀栀攀猀ഊthat are free of certain ingredients (mushroom, garlic, onion, peanuts, ਀眀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀⤀⸀  圀椀氀氀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 瘀攀最攀琀愀爀椀愀渀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀㼀  䐀攀昀椀渀攀 眀栀愀琀ഊyou want/need/expect. ਀ഊThat would be my suggestion. ਀ഊMuiredach mac Loloig ਀刀漀欀欀攀栀攀愀氀搀攀渀 匀栀椀爀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:33:55 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 吀愀爀愀 匀攀爀猀攀渀 䈀漀爀漀猀漀渀 㰀琀猀攀爀猀攀渀 愀琀 渀渀椀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊTo: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䌀愀琀攀爀椀渀最 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀伀漀栀Ⰰ 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀℀  䤀✀瘀攀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀攀渀 琀漀 愀 昀攀愀猀琀 搀漀渀攀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀礀Ⰰഊthough I've heard of them; So, I can't give you tried and true advice. ਀䈀甀琀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 眀栀愀琀 挀漀洀攀猀 琀漀 洀椀渀搀⸀ഊ ਀吀愀欀攀 琀栀攀洀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 ⨀眀攀氀氀⨀ 椀渀 愀搀瘀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀猀欀 琀栀攀洀 琀漀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀 愀ഊsample meal for you. If it's a large menu, you can have them do only ਀琀栀攀 洀漀爀攀 甀渀甀猀甀愀氀 漀爀 挀漀洀瀀氀椀挀愀琀攀搀 椀琀攀洀猀⸀  吀栀攀礀 猀栀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 戀愀氀欀 愀琀 琀栀愀琀 ⴀഊit's a common demand for wedding catering. Most caterers won't charge ਀礀漀甀 昀漀爀 椀琀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀最栀 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 挀栀愀爀最攀 礀漀甀 愀 渀漀爀洀愀氀 洀攀愀氀 瀀爀椀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀䴀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 椀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 礀漀甀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀 椀渀ഊterms of service that may be different from normal wedding or conference ਀琀礀瀀攀 挀愀琀攀爀椀渀最⸀ഊ ਀䤀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀礀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀猀 昀爀漀洀 昀攀愀猀琀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀攀猀 昀漀爀 愀氀氀攀爀最礀ഊconsiderations, make sure they go to the chef in writing. Make sure ਀琀栀愀琀 栀攀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 猀琀愀昀昀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 ⨀愀氀氀攀爀最椀攀猀⨀ 愀渀搀 渀漀琀ഊpreferences, and to handle all food accordingly. ਀ഊAs Muiredach said, they probably won't allow one of your people into the ਀欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 琀漀 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 ⨀栀攀氀瀀⨀⸀  䔀瘀攀渀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 渀漀琀 甀渀椀漀渀Ⰰ 椀渀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀ഊrestrictions can get wierd. But, they might allow someone in to ਀猀甀瀀攀爀瘀椀猀攀 愀渀搀 愀挀琀 愀猀 愀 爀攀猀漀甀爀挀攀 椀昀 愀渀礀 猀琀愀昀昀 洀攀洀戀攀爀 栀愀猀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀猀⸀  䤀琀✀猀ഊworth asking. At the very least, make sure you assign a point person ਀眀栀漀 椀猀 昀愀洀椀氀椀愀爀 眀椀琀栀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 眀栀漀 挀愀渀 戀攀 最爀愀戀戀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀爀漀眀搀ഊand badgered if there are any questions or problems. ਀ഊ-Magdalena ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㤀㨀㌀　㨀　㐀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊTo: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 一椀挀漀氀愀猀 匀琀攀攀渀栀漀甀琀 㰀瘀愀瘀爀漀漀洀 愀琀 戀洀攀攀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Catering question. ਀ഊ>At the very least, make sure you assign a point person ਀㸀眀栀漀 椀猀 昀愀洀椀氀椀愀爀 眀椀琀栀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 眀栀漀 挀愀渀 戀攀 最爀愀戀戀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀爀漀眀搀ഊ>and badgered if there are any questions or problems. ਀ഊGood point. Do remember, however, that most of the food will have been ਀瀀爀攀瀀瀀攀搀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 戀攀昀漀爀攀Ⰰ 眀攀氀氀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 猀栀漀眀猀 甀瀀⸀ഊ ਀䴀甀椀爀攀搀愀挀栀 洀愀挀 䰀漀氀漀椀最ഊRokkehealden Shire ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㠀㨀㈀　㨀　㈀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: johnna holloway ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Catering question. ਀ഊRuth Frey wrote:> ਀㸀         䠀愀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀搀 愀渀礀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀渀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀ഊ> party prepare food? Anything in particular to watch for ਀㸀 漀爀 愀瘀漀椀搀㼀ഊ------------------------------------- ਀夀漀甀 洀椀最栀琀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀氀礀 挀栀攀挀欀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀爀愀挀琀猀ഊon the actual catering. How many to serve at what price? ਀䌀甀琀ⴀ漀昀昀 搀愀琀攀猀㼀 䐀漀 礀漀甀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 挀栀攀挀欀猀 漀爀 搀漀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀ഊbook directly? What happens if the storm of the century ਀樀甀猀琀 漀挀挀甀爀猀 漀渀 琀栀愀琀 猀愀洀攀 眀攀攀欀攀渀搀㼀 䐀漀 琀栀攀礀 挀愀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀ഊthe noise factor of a medieval feast with noise going ਀漀渀 渀攀砀琀 搀漀漀爀 琀漀 愀 眀攀搀搀椀渀最 漀爀 愀渀渀椀瘀攀爀猀愀爀礀 瀀愀爀琀礀㼀 吀栀攀猀攀ഊaren't food concerns, but they can certainly add to the ਀攀瘀攀渀琀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀猀⸀ ⠀䴀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 欀渀漀眀猀 渀漀琀 琀漀ഊbring food in ) ਀ഊJohnnae llyn Lewis Johnna Holloway ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䬀愀爀攀渀 伀∀ 㰀欀愀爀攀渀漀 愀琀 氀攀眀椀猀琀漀眀渀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊTo: ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㜀㨀㔀㘀㨀　㔀 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Catering question. ਀ഊ> Greetings! It's beginning to look like our local group will be hosting a ਀氀愀爀最攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 愀琀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀⼀挀漀渀昀爀攀渀挀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 㰀㸀  吀栀攀礀 ⨀搀漀⨀ 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀 琀栀愀琀 愀氀氀 昀漀漀搀ഊbe prepared by them <> but {are}quite open-minded about having us provide ਀爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 洀漀爀攀 攀砀漀琀椀挀 椀渀最爀攀搀椀攀渀琀猀 ⠀最愀氀愀渀最愀氀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀⤀⸀㰀ഊ ਀        伀渀攀 漀昀 漀甀爀 䌀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 眀愀猀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀椀猀  ⴀⴀ 琀栀攀 䌀栀攀昀 眀愀猀 瘀攀爀礀ഊinterested and had attended a couple of the local cooks guild meetings, to ਀戀攀 愀猀 ∀愀挀挀甀爀愀琀攀∀ 愀猀 栀攀 挀漀甀氀搀⸀ 一漀琀 琀漀漀 戀愀搀⸀  䈀爀椀渀最 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 戀攀 攀渀琀栀甀猀椀愀猀琀椀挀Ⰰഊlet them see the "fun" of the Challenge, {and all of the other more ਀瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀愀氀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀紀⸀ഊ ਀    圀栀愀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀搀⼀椀洀瀀爀攀猀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀攀氀 猀琀愀昀昀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀 琀漀ഊ"ready for Feast". Clearing the room that's been set up for Court & ਀挀栀愀渀最攀 椀琀 琀漀 攀愀琀椀渀最 愀爀爀愀渀最攀洀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䠀唀一䐀刀䔀䐀匀 漀昀 最甀攀猀琀猀 愀爀攀 挀氀攀愀爀椀渀最 漀甀琀ഊthe chairs, and pulling down/setting up tables; efficiently & ਀眀攀氀氀ⴀ漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀搀⸀  吀栀攀 挀愀琀攀爀椀渀最 猀琀愀昀昀 眀愀猀 椀渀 愀 琀椀稀稀礀 挀漀稀 琀栀攀礀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 琀栀攀ഊchangeover {by their own personnel} would take an hour . . . . . ਀ഊ Caointiarn ਀ഊ ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊDate: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:45:41 -0400 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䌀愀琀攀爀椀渀最 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊFrom: Morgana Abbey ਀ഊIn this part of the world, most large sites have those bloody catering ਀挀漀渀琀爀愀挀琀猀⸀  匀漀洀攀 挀愀琀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 挀漀漀氀Ⰰ 氀漀瘀攀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 瀀氀愀礀ഊ(one did a happy dance over the medieval view of salad). The ਀漀琀栀攀爀猀ⴀⴀ甀最栀⸀  䈀攀眀愀爀攀 琀栀攀 ∀椀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀椀漀渀愀氀∀ 挀漀漀欀猀⸀ഊ ਀䤀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀爀攀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 樀愀稀稀攀搀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 昀椀渀攀⸀ഊ ਀䴀漀爀最愀渀 䰀攀䌀漀攀甀爀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: "Hrolf Douglasson" ਀吀漀㨀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Catering question. ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ 　㠀㨀㄀㘀㨀㈀㜀 ⬀　㄀　　ഊ ਀伀甀爀 眀攀搀搀椀渀最 眀愀猀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀椀猀 愀渀搀 眀愀猀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 猀甀挀猀猀攀猀猀⸀ഊWe got the catering manager hooked with period menus and reeled in the chef ਀眀椀琀栀 猀瀀椀挀攀猀 栀攀 挀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 最攀琀 栀漀氀搀 漀昀 渀漀爀洀愀氀氀礀⸀ഊa 2oz bag of saffron was bribary enough to do the saffron bread and we said ਀栀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 欀攀攀瀀 琀栀攀 氀攀昀琀 漀瘀攀爀猀⸀ഊthey even got hold of bread trenchers to use. ਀眀攀 欀攀瀀琀 愀 栀愀渀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀 琀椀氀氀攀爀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最 猀琀愀最攀猀 愀渀搀 栀愀搀 愀 猀愀洀瀀氀攀ഊmenu for a treat one evening. It was there first themed wedding and now they ਀搀漀 氀漀琀猀℀℀℀ഊ ਀圀攀 愀氀猀漀 愀瀀瀀漀椀渀琀攀搀 愀 瀀漀椀渀琀 洀愀渀 琀漀 搀攀愀氀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀礀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀 挀漀洀椀渀最 漀甀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊkitchen. ਀吀栀攀爀攀 眀愀猀 漀渀氀礀 ㄀⸀⸀⸀⸀琀栀攀礀 昀漀爀最漀琀 琀漀 猀攀渀搀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 漀甀琀 琀漀 挀愀爀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀甀挀欀氀椀渀最 瀀椀最⸀ഊThey even added a remove course when the ladies left their seats for the ਀琀愀戀氀攀猀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀ⴀ愀爀爀愀渀最攀搀 昀漀爀 搀愀渀挀椀渀最⸀ഊ ਀嘀愀爀愀ഊ ਀ഊTo: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ 　㘀㨀㔀㜀㨀㐀㌀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Catering question. ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䔀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀栀 䄀 䠀攀挀欀攀爀琀 㰀猀瀀礀渀渀攀爀攀 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊ ਀伀渀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　㄀ 　㤀㨀　㈀㨀㄀㈀ ⴀ　㐀　　 䔀氀愀椀渀攀 䬀漀漀最氀攀爀ഊ writes: ਀㸀䤀 栀愀瘀攀渀✀琀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀氀礀 搀攀愀氀琀 眀椀琀栀 椀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 欀渀漀眀 琀栀愀琀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 眀攀爀攀ഊ>held at the Red Lion Inn in Blacksburg, VA with their staff fixing the ਀㸀昀攀愀猀琀⸀  䜀攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀愀猀 瀀爀攀琀琀礀 最漀漀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 渀漀渀ⴀ瀀攀爀椀漀搀 琀栀椀渀最猀 欀攀瀀ഊ>creeping in (like tomatoes in the salad), so you might want to keep a ਀㸀挀氀漀猀攀 攀礀攀 漀渀 樀甀猀琀 眀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀✀爀攀 搀漀椀渀最℀ഊ ਀     吀栀愀琀✀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 搀爀攀愀搀攀搀 ⠀愀渀搀 渀愀猀琀礀℀⤀ 猀攀欀愀樀愀戀椀渀 挀愀洀攀 昀爀漀洀Ⰰ 䬀椀爀椀℀  䤀琀ഊwas un-memorable, apart from the glitches, neither very good, nor ਀椀洀瀀爀漀瀀攀爀氀礀 挀漀漀欀攀搀⸀  圀攀 眀攀爀攀 礀漀甀渀最猀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 椀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 眀愀礀 䈀氀愀挀欀ഊDiamond could host the really big kingdom events at that time. ਀ഊ Elizabeth (Black Diamonder from 'the depths of time') ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ 　㌀ 䐀攀挀 ㈀　　㐀 ㄀㐀㨀㐀㘀㨀㈀㄀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Lonnie D. Harvel" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 嘀椀最椀氀 椀渀 愀 䠀漀琀攀氀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊUsually, when a hotel says "no hot food" they mean that you cannot serve ਀栀漀琀 昀漀漀搀⸀ 匀漀 礀漀甀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀 渀攀攀搀 昀漀爀 栀攀愀琀椀渀最 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最⸀ഊ ਀圀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 瀀愀猀琀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䤀 栀漀猀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 䌀漀渀ⴀ匀甀椀琀攀 昀漀爀 䌀漀猀琀甀洀攀 䌀漀渀 昀漀爀 愀戀漀甀琀 㐀 搀愀礀猀⸀ഊThe welcome room had a microwave, so we used theirs as needed. Wal-mart ਀栀愀猀 挀栀攀愀瀀 洀椀挀爀漀眀愀瘀攀猀 昀漀爀 ␀㔀㤀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 琀愀欀攀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀 琀漀 栀攀愀琀 猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最⸀ 䘀漀漀搀ഊwas kept hot in either my commercial chafing dish (of which I only have ਀漀渀攀⤀ 漀爀 椀渀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀瀀漀猀愀戀氀攀 漀渀攀猀 䤀 瀀椀挀欀攀搀 甀瀀 愀琀 匀愀洀✀猀 䌀氀甀戀⸀ 夀漀甀 挀愀渀 最攀琀ഊhalf-pans with the disposable chafing sets, so you can put two warm ਀搀椀猀栀攀猀 椀渀 攀愀挀栀⸀ 䔀愀挀栀 渀椀最栀琀 眀栀攀渀 眀攀 眀攀渀琀 昀甀氀氀 猀眀椀渀最Ⰰ 䤀 栀愀搀 洀礀 挀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀ഊround one and two disposable ones with one divided in half. This allowed ਀洀攀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀甀爀 眀愀爀洀 椀琀攀洀猀 愀琀 愀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 圀攀 愀瘀攀爀愀最攀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀　　 昀漀氀欀猀 愀渀ഊevening. ਀ഊAoghann ਀ഊlilinah at earthlink.net wrote: ਀ഊ> As i've already posted to this list, i'm preparing food for a Laurel ਀㸀 嘀椀最椀氀 眀栀椀挀栀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 栀攀氀搀 搀甀爀椀渀最 漀甀爀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 吀眀攀氀昀琀栀 一椀最栀琀 ⠀漀渀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀ഊ> before all the courts, plays, competitions and displays). Our Twelfth ਀㸀 一椀最栀琀猀 愀爀攀 漀昀琀攀渀 栀攀氀搀 椀渀 栀漀琀攀氀猀Ⰰ 猀漀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 渀漀 漀渀ⴀ猀椀琀攀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䤀渀 昀愀挀琀Ⰰ 椀琀 琀甀爀渀猀 漀甀琀 琀栀愀琀 椀✀洀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 嘀椀最椀氀猀 昀漀爀 ⨀琀眀漀⨀ 䰀愀甀爀攀氀猀ഊ> who are sharing the food and welcome room. The hotel has said "no hot ਀㸀 昀漀漀搀∀ ⴀ 猀漀 椀 愀洀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 瘀椀猀甀愀氀 椀洀愀最攀 漀昀 昀椀氀氀椀渀最 甀瀀 愀 戀愀琀栀 琀甀戀 眀椀琀栀ഊ> steaming water and warming food in plastic baggies. I have a new crock ਀㸀 瀀漀琀 愀渀搀 眀椀氀氀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 戀漀爀爀漀眀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 漀渀攀 漀爀 琀眀漀 昀漀爀 眀愀爀洀 戀攀瘀攀爀愀最攀猀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䄀猀 椀✀瘀攀 瀀漀猀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀Ⰰ 椀琀✀猀 䄀渀搀愀氀甀猀椀愀渀⼀䄀爀愀戀椀挀 愀渀搀 匀瀀愀渀椀猀栀Ⰰ 戀甀琀ഊ> since i've gotten the "go ahead" from the second to make her food, i ਀㸀 洀愀礀 琀漀猀猀 椀渀 猀漀洀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 猀栀攀 椀猀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 戀漀琀栀ഊ> Outre Mer and English culture. I'll probably make a cheese tart or ਀㸀 琀眀漀Ⰰ 猀椀渀挀攀 洀漀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 匀瀀愀渀椀猀栀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 猀甀椀琀愀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 洀愀欀椀渀最 昀椀渀最攀爀ഊ> food, and for serving in a hotel bedroom, is sweet, and i want to have ਀㸀 愀 戀愀氀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 猀眀攀攀琀 愀渀搀 猀愀瘀漀爀礀⸀ 䠀洀洀ⴀ洀洀洀Ⰰ 洀愀礀戀攀 椀✀氀氀 猀攀爀瘀攀 猀漀洀攀 挀栀攀攀猀礀ഊ> goo in a crock pot to keep it gooey... ਀㸀ഊ> Keeping food cool isn't a big problem as we can bring in coolers. But ਀㸀 栀攀愀琀椀渀最 昀漀漀搀 椀猀 琀爀椀挀欀礀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䄀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀礀 漀琀栀攀爀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 眀愀爀洀椀渀最 昀漀漀搀 椀渀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀 爀漀漀洀ഊ> besides crock pots and the bath tub? I don't own a microwave (and ਀㸀 渀攀椀琀栀攀爀 搀漀攀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䰀愀甀爀攀氀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 昀甀爀琀栀攀爀洀漀爀攀Ⰰ 椀 搀漀渀✀琀 欀渀漀眀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀ഊ> use too much current to use safely in a hotel room... ਀㸀ഊ> Anahita ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ 　㌀ 䐀攀挀 ㈀　　㐀 ㄀㄀㨀㐀㘀㨀㈀㈀ ⴀ　㠀　　ഊFrom: Susan Fox-Davis ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 嘀椀最椀氀 椀渀 愀 䠀漀琀攀氀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊAnahita asks: ਀㸀 䄀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀瘀攀 愀渀礀 漀琀栀攀爀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 眀愀爀洀椀渀最 昀漀漀搀 椀渀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀 爀漀漀洀ഊ> besides crock pots and the bath tub? I don't own a microwave (and ਀㸀 渀攀椀琀栀攀爀 搀漀攀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䰀愀甀爀攀氀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 昀甀爀琀栀攀爀洀漀爀攀Ⰰ 椀 搀漀渀✀琀 欀渀漀眀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀ഊ> use too much current to use safely in a hotel room... ਀ഊToaster ovens. "Hot Water Heaters" for anything pourable. I have even ਀甀猀攀搀 戀爀攀愀搀 洀愀挀栀椀渀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 眀漀渀✀琀 琀栀愀琀 搀爀椀瘀攀 琀栀攀 瘀椀最椀氀愀渀琀攀猀 挀爀愀稀礀㼀ഊ ਀吀漀 戀爀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 栀漀洀攀㨀  愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 欀攀攀瀀猀 昀漀漀搀 挀漀氀搀 眀椀氀氀 欀攀攀瀀 椀琀 栀漀琀Ⰰഊjust don't make anything hot enough to melt plastic. ਀ഊOther than that: what do you really =need= to serve hot, rather than ਀爀漀漀洀 琀攀洀瀀攀爀愀琀甀爀攀㼀ഊ ਀匀攀氀攀渀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 15:39:42 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 圀椀氀搀攀挀攀氀攀爀礀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Hotel room food heating ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䄀 ∀栀漀琀 瀀漀琀∀ 眀椀琀栀 愀 氀愀爀最攀 琀椀渀 挀愀渀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀攀渀 䤀 昀椀爀猀琀 洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 嘀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 栀漀甀猀攀 眀攀 眀攀爀攀 瀀甀爀挀栀愀猀椀渀最 昀攀氀氀  ഊthrough...instead of a week or two in a B&B ( the only hotel near my ਀眀漀爀欀⤀ 眀攀 攀渀搀攀搀 甀瀀 愀琀 ㈀ 洀漀渀琀栀猀⸀⸀ഊ ਀  䤀 栀愀搀 洀礀 漀氀搀 挀漀氀氀攀最攀 栀漀琀ⴀ瀀漀琀⸀⸀⸀猀漀 䤀 椀渀瘀攀爀琀攀搀 愀 眀椀搀攀Ⰰ 攀洀瀀琀礀Ⰰ 挀氀攀愀渀 琀椀渀  ഊcan (I believe it was from fruit) in the hot pot. When the hot pot was ਀洀漀猀琀氀礀 昀椀氀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 眀愀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 琀甀爀渀攀搀 漀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀愀渀 愀挀琀攀搀 愀猀 愀  ഊ"burner"...this allowed me to make soup, scrmbled eggs, and a few ਀漀琀栀攀爀 琀栀椀渀最猀⸀⸀⸀渀漀琀 椀搀攀愀⸀⸀⸀戀甀琀 椀琀 眀漀爀欀攀搀⸀ഊ ਀ⴀ䄀爀搀攀渀椀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:03:12 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䜀愀礀氀椀渀 圀愀氀氀椀 㰀椀愀猀洀椀渀 愀琀 挀漀洀挀愀猀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Re: Food in a hotel room ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀伀渀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀Ⰰ 䐀攀挀攀洀戀攀爀 ㌀Ⰰ ㈀　　㐀Ⰰ 愀琀 　㌀㨀　㠀  倀䴀Ⰰഊsca-cooks-request at ansteorra.org wrote: ਀ഊ> Keeping food cool isn't a big problem as we can bring in coolers. But ਀㸀 栀攀愀琀椀渀最 昀漀漀搀 椀猀 琀爀椀挀欀礀⸀ഊ ਀一漀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀爀椀挀欀礀 椀昀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 挀漀漀氀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀⸀ 戀漀椀氀椀渀最 栀漀琀 眀愀琀攀爀 椀渀ഊthe "cooler" keeps the cooler as hot as a low temp oven when it works ਀瀀爀漀瀀攀爀氀礀⸀ 䌀愀琀攀爀攀爀猀 甀猀攀 琀栀椀猀 琀爀椀挀欀 昀爀攀焀甀攀渀琀氀礀⸀ 吀栀攀 欀攀礀猀 愀爀攀 最攀琀琀椀渀最 愀ഊGREAT cooler to do the job, finding boiling hot water, and not opening ਀琀栀攀 挀漀漀氀攀爀 愀琀 愀氀氀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 ∀樀甀猀琀 琀漀 挀栀攀挀欀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀椀渀最猀 愀爀攀 漀欀⸀∀ഊ ਀倀攀爀猀漀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䤀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 挀栀愀昀椀渀最 搀椀猀栀 爀漀甀琀攀Ⰰ 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 椀琀✀猀 搀椀猀瀀漀猀愀戀氀攀 漀爀ഊcatering-worthy. But I'm really lucky in that regard. I have one of my ਀漀眀渀 愀渀搀 愀挀挀攀猀猀 琀漀 㐀 洀漀爀攀 瀀氀甀猀 ㌀ 爀漀愀猀琀椀渀最 漀瘀攀渀猀⸀ 匀瀀漀椀氀攀搀㼀 䄀戀猀漀氀甀琀攀氀礀⸀ 䤀ഊremember having a hotplate and being *darned* grateful. :) :) ਀ഊIasmin ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ 　㌀ 䐀攀挀 ㈀　　㐀 ㈀㈀㨀㌀㔀㨀㔀㐀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: Micaylah ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 刀攀㨀 䘀漀漀搀 椀渀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀 爀漀漀洀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊ> Not that tricky if you have the coolers, actually. Boiling hot water in ਀㸀 琀栀攀 ∀挀漀漀氀攀爀∀ 欀攀攀瀀猀 琀栀攀 挀漀漀氀攀爀 愀猀 栀漀琀 愀猀 愀 氀漀眀 琀攀洀瀀 漀瘀攀渀 眀栀攀渀 椀琀 眀漀爀欀猀ഊ> properly. Caterers use this trick frequently. The keys are getting a ਀㸀 䜀刀䔀䄀吀 挀漀漀氀攀爀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀攀 樀漀戀Ⰰ 昀椀渀搀椀渀最 戀漀椀氀椀渀最 栀漀琀 眀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 渀漀琀 漀瀀攀渀椀渀最ഊ> the cooler at all, even "just to check to make sure things are ok." ਀ഊAnother way to keep food hot in coolers is to line to cooler with foil and ਀瀀愀挀欀 琀栀攀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀椀挀欀 眀愀搀猀 漀昀 渀攀眀猀瀀愀瀀攀爀 ⠀瀀甀琀琀椀渀最 渀攀眀猀瀀愀瀀攀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊfloor under the foil). Or if its just chickens say, line it with foil. ਀倀氀愀挀攀 挀漀漀欀攀搀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀猀 椀渀 愀渀搀 挀氀漀猀攀⸀ 䤀 搀漀渀✀琀 琀攀渀搀 琀漀 欀攀攀瀀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀 琀漀漀 氀漀渀最ഊlike this but a good hour or so is fine. ਀ഊMicaylah ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀愀琀Ⰰ 㐀 䐀攀挀 ㈀　　㐀 　㄀㨀　㈀㨀　㐀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 刀攀㨀 䘀漀漀搀 椀渀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀 爀漀漀洀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" ਀ഊ>>> ਀䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀 眀愀礀 琀漀 欀攀攀瀀 昀漀漀搀 栀漀琀 椀渀 挀漀漀氀攀爀猀 椀猀 琀漀 氀椀渀攀 琀漀 挀漀漀氀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 昀漀椀氀 愀渀搀ഊpack the dishes with thick wads of newspaper (putting newspaper on the ਀昀氀漀漀爀 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀氀⤀⸀ 伀爀 椀昀 椀琀猀 樀甀猀琀 挀栀椀挀欀攀渀猀 猀愀礀Ⰰ 氀椀渀攀 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 昀漀椀氀⸀ഊPlace cooked chickens in and close. I don't tend to keep chicken too ਀氀漀渀最 氀椀欀攀 琀栀椀猀 戀甀琀 愀 最漀漀搀 栀漀甀爀 漀爀 猀漀 椀猀 昀椀渀攀⸀ഊ ਀䴀椀挀愀礀氀愀栀ഊ<<< ਀ഊWe have used bricks for this. Wrap a brick (one with holes rather than a ਀猀漀氀椀搀 漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 洀椀最栀琀 戀甀爀猀琀⤀ 椀渀 昀漀椀氀 愀渀搀 栀攀愀琀 椀渀 愀渀 漀瘀攀渀Ⰰ 最爀椀氀氀 漀爀 挀愀洀瀀昀椀爀攀⸀ഊPlace the bricks in the bottom of a cooler, then place food containers on ਀琀漀瀀⸀  夀漀甀 挀愀渀 瀀甀琀 愀 瀀椀攀挀攀 漀昀 挀愀爀搀戀漀愀爀搀 椀渀 琀漀 琀漀琀愀氀氀礀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 戀爀椀挀欀猀ഊfrom the food if you like. This method will keep a cooler at approved temps ਀昀漀爀 栀漀氀搀椀渀最 栀漀琀 昀漀漀搀猀 昀漀爀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 栀漀甀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀渀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:27:10 EST ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䈀爀漀渀眀礀渀洀最渀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Seeking recipes for College group ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀眀椀氀搀攀挀攀氀攀爀礀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ<> ਀ഊSounds like fun. We had that situation with a church where we were holding ਀䌀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀⸀  吀栀攀礀 椀渀猀椀猀琀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 栀愀搀 琀漀 挀漀漀欀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀⸀  圀栀攀渀 琀栀攀礀 猀愀眀ഊthe recipes, they decided that we could cook the food as long as their staff ਀眀愀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 琀漀 猀甀瀀攀爀瘀椀猀攀⸀  匀漀 眀攀 猀琀甀挀欀 琀栀攀洀 椀渀 猀攀爀瘀攀爀✀猀 琀愀戀愀爀搀猀 愀渀搀ഊmade them useful. ਀ഊ<> ਀ഊMy thought, to avoid wierding out both the kitchen staff and the rest of ਀琀栀攀 猀挀栀漀漀氀Ⰰ 椀猀 琀漀 最漀 眀椀琀栀 洀漀猀琀氀礀 昀愀洀椀氀椀愀爀 琀栀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 漀渀攀 漀爀 琀眀漀 猀氀椀最栀琀氀礀 洀漀爀攀ഊexotic things. So maybe something familiar like Macrows or, for slightly more ਀攀砀漀琀椀挀Ⰰ 䰀漀猀礀渀猀㬀 猀愀甀猀愀最攀猀 眀椀琀栀 洀甀猀琀愀爀搀 漀爀 愀 戀攀攀昀 搀椀猀栀 眀椀琀栀 愀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 猀愀甀挀攀ഊon the side; maybe a chicken soup/stew type dish; salat; perhaps another ਀瘀攀最最椀攀Ⰰ  洀愀礀戀攀 䐀攀 一漀氀愀✀猀 猀瀀椀渀愀挀栀㬀 愀渀搀 愀 猀眀攀攀琀 瀀椀攀 漀爀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀愀甀挀攀⸀  䴀漀猀琀氀礀ഊfamiliar foods but with a different taste/texture than they are used to. ਀ഊBrangwayna Morgan ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 䴀愀礀 ㈀　　㠀 ㄀㘀㨀㄀㘀㨀㈀　 ⴀ　㘀　　ഊFrom: "Kathleen A Roberts" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 匀椀最渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 吀椀洀攀猀 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 ⴀⴀ䐀椀渀渀攀爀 愀琀 䌀爀漀眀渀ऀⴀഊ cancelled ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀礀攀瀀瀀攀爀猀Ⰰ 椀 爀愀爀攀氀礀 愀琀琀攀渀搀 ✀挀愀琀攀爀攀搀✀ 昀攀愀猀琀猀 甀渀氀攀猀猀 椀琀 氀漀漀欀猀 ഊlike someone made an effort. ਀ഊseveral years ago, UNM food services did an italian ਀挀漀爀漀渀愀琀椀漀渀 昀攀愀猀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 栀攀氀搀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀  攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 ഊfelt pretty institutional even with lots of banners, but ਀愀氀氀 琀栀漀猀攀 爀漀甀渀搀 琀愀戀氀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 眀栀椀琀攀 挀氀漀琀栀猀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀漀渀攀 漀昀 漀甀爀 挀漀氀氀攀最攀 最甀礀猀 最愀瘀攀 琀栀攀洀 猀漀洀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ഊthey tried to get as close as possible to them. the food ਀眀愀猀 最漀漀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀爀漀洀 眀栀愀琀 椀 愀洀 琀漀氀搀Ⰰ 昀愀椀爀氀礀 愀挀挀甀爀愀琀攀 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 ഊfor the consistency of the dessert. at least they tried. ਀ഊcailte ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ ㈀㌀ 䴀愀礀 ㈀　　㠀 　　㨀㐀㌀㨀㄀㠀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Avelyn Grene ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 匀椀最渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 吀椀洀攀猀 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 ⴀⴀ䐀椀渀渀攀爀 愀琀 䌀爀漀眀渀ऀⴀഊ cancelled ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䠀愀瘀椀渀最 瘀攀爀礀 爀攀挀攀渀琀氀礀 眀漀爀欀攀搀 椀渀 愀 栀漀琀攀氀⼀挀漀渀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀⼀挀愀琀攀爀椀渀最 ഊfacility similar to the one where Crown is being held, I see both sides ਀漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀⸀ഊ ਀䘀椀渀搀椀渀最 愀渀 攀愀猀椀氀礀 愀挀挀攀猀猀椀戀氀攀 猀椀琀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䌀椀渀挀椀渀渀愀琀椀 愀爀攀愀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 挀愀渀 栀漀氀搀 ഊ4-600 people, and all of the different activities we hold for our ਀匀瀀爀椀渀最 䌀爀漀眀渀 ⠀眀栀椀挀栀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀猀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 䄀☀匀⤀ 椀猀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 渀漀琀 愀渀 攀愀猀礀 琀愀猀欀Ⰰ ഊand sites that can accommodate this are few and far between, and ਀最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 琀漀 昀愀椀爀最爀漀甀渀搀猀 ⠀眀栀椀挀栀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀 愀 眀栀漀氀攀 氀漀琀 洀漀爀攀  眀漀爀欀 ഊand planning) and conference centers (at least from what I have seen in ਀琀栀椀猀 愀爀攀愀⤀⸀  䘀爀漀洀 愀渀 匀䌀䄀搀椀愀渀 瀀漀椀渀琀 漀昀 瘀椀攀眀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀愀猀椀攀猀琀 ഊways to ensure that everything should work out the way you need it to, ਀愀猀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 戀愀猀椀挀愀氀氀礀 栀椀爀攀搀 愀 猀椀琀攀 琀漀 搀漀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 昀漀爀 礀漀甀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 搀漀攀猀 挀漀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 搀爀愀眀戀愀挀欀猀 ⠀昀漀漀搀 眀椀猀攀⤀㨀ഊ ਀䌀愀琀攀爀椀渀最⼀䌀漀渀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 猀椀搀攀 ⠀愀琀 氀攀愀猀琀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 攀砀瀀攀爀椀攀渀挀攀 椀渀 伀栀椀漀⤀㨀ഊ-Catering centers of this type have preplanned menu options at preset ਀瀀爀椀挀攀猀Ⰰ 爀愀渀最椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 愀戀漀甀琀 ␀㈀　ⴀ㐀　Ⰰ 昀漀爀 搀椀渀渀攀爀猀 昀爀漀洀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最 琀漀 猀椀洀瀀氀攀 ഊchicken and veggie buffets, to 4 course served duo shrimp and fillet ਀搀椀渀渀攀爀猀⸀  吀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 昀漀爀 戀甀猀椀渀攀猀猀 最爀漀甀瀀猀 ⠀眀栀漀 最攀琀 愀 戀甀氀欀 ഊdiscount a lot of the time) or weddings. We are just strange people ਀琀栀愀琀 眀攀愀爀 昀甀渀渀礀 挀氀漀琀栀攀猀 愀渀搀 愀猀欀攀搀 昀漀爀 搀椀渀渀攀爀 琀漀 戀攀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀⸀ഊ-Most catering facilities are unbending in their menus, etc. Unless you ਀栀愀瘀攀 愀渀 ∀椀渀∀ 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 昀愀挀椀氀椀琀礀 ⠀眀漀爀欀 琀栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 愀爀攀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 挀栀攀昀Ⰰ ഊwhat have you), you are unlikely to have any influence on what is ਀猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 洀愀渀礀 爀攀愀猀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 洀愀渀礀 漀昀 甀猀 挀愀渀 挀漀洀攀 甀瀀 ഊwith pretty easily. Unfamiliarity of recipes, food costs, labor costs, ਀攀琀挀⸀  吀栀攀 昀漀漀搀 眀攀 洀愀欀攀 椀猀 昀漀爀攀椀最渀 琀漀 琀栀攀洀 愀渀搀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 洀漀爀攀 琀攀搀椀漀甀猀 ഊthat the standard dinners they provide. ਀ഊ-The issue of bringing in food. Facilities do not forbid outside food ਀樀甀猀琀 琀漀 戀攀 愀渀渀漀礀椀渀最⸀  吀爀甀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 搀漀渀✀琀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 搀攀愀氀 眀椀琀栀 ഊour snack bags and juice boxes, and they would much rather we buy their ਀昀漀漀搀Ⰰ  戀甀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀愀氀 爀攀愀猀漀渀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 椀猀 甀猀甀愀氀氀礀 椀氀氀攀最愀氀 琀漀 戀爀椀渀最 ഊoutside food in to public serving areas (please note this does not ਀椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 瀀爀椀瘀愀琀攀 栀漀琀攀氀 爀漀漀洀猀 ⴀ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 瀀椀稀稀愀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀⤀⸀  ഊFood service licenses only cover the food bought or prepared by the ਀昀愀挀椀氀椀琀礀⸀  䤀昀 琀栀攀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 椀渀猀瀀攀挀琀漀爀 眀愀猀 琀漀 瀀漀瀀 栀椀猀 栀攀愀搀 椀渀 愀渀搀 猀攀攀 愀 ഊlunch tavern, or a homemade lunch, they would be in a world of trouble ਀愀渀搀 氀漀猀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 氀椀挀攀渀猀攀⸀  唀渀昀漀爀琀甀渀愀琀攀氀礀 琀栀椀猀 攀砀琀攀渀搀猀 琀漀 猀渀愀挀欀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀椀渀最猀 ഊas well. (Please keep in mind these rules may not apply to all states ਀戀漀愀爀搀猀 漀昀 栀攀愀氀琀栀⤀ഊ ਀䄀猀 昀愀爀 愀猀 䐀漀挀✀猀 猀甀最最攀猀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 挀爀攀愀琀椀渀最 洀攀渀甀猀 昀漀爀 挀愀琀攀爀椀渀最 昀愀挀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀 琀漀 ഊuse: The likelihood of a randomly picked catering facility actually ਀愀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 猀甀挀栀 愀 琀栀椀渀最 椀猀 猀氀椀洀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀椀猀 搀漀攀猀 渀漀琀 洀攀愀渀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 椀猀 愀 ഊproject not worth doing. There are a number of people who have "ins" ਀眀椀琀栀 猀甀挀栀 昀愀挀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀Ⰰ 漀渀攀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 洀愀礀 戀攀 眀椀氀氀椀渀最 琀漀 焀甀椀攀琀氀礀 戀攀渀搀 琀栀攀 ഊrules and cook the menus, and for those places, it would be awesome to ਀栀愀瘀攀 愀 洀攀渀甀 爀攀愀搀礀 琀漀 栀愀渀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀洀⸀  䴀愀渀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀栀攀昀猀 愀琀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 ഊplaces are foodies as well and would love the opportunity to dabble in ਀猀漀洀攀琀栀椀渀最 渀攀眀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀搀 琀栀攀礀 挀愀渀 搀漀 椀琀 ⠀琀栀攀 挀栀攀昀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 䤀 眀漀爀欀攀搀 眀攀爀攀 ഊsome of the biggest food geeks I've ever met and were/are in constant ਀猀甀瀀瀀漀爀琀 漀昀 洀礀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀 愀渀搀 挀漀漀欀椀渀最⤀⸀  吀栀攀 琀爀椀挀欀 椀猀 樀甀猀琀 昀椀渀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 ഊright venue that can get away with bending the rules a bit. ਀ഊI hope that made sense - I am usually asleep by now... ਀ഊAvelyn ਀ഊOn 5/23/08, *chawkswrth at aol.com* wrote: ਀    䠀攀爀攀Ⰰ 椀琀 椀猀 愀 戀椀琀 漀昀 戀漀琀栀⸀ 圀攀 栀愀瘀攀 漀渀氀礀 栀愀搀 漀渀攀 䔀瘀攀渀琀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 欀渀漀眀 漀昀ഊ where the vendor insisted that their cooks do the cooking and the ਀    洀攀渀甀 瀀氀愀渀渀椀渀最⸀ 䤀琀 搀椀搀 渀漀琀 最漀 眀攀氀氀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 搀椀搀 渀漀琀 瀀氀愀渀 攀渀漀甀最栀 昀漀漀搀 愀渀搀ഊ there were other issues.? ਀ⴀⴀ ഊLady Avelyn Grene ਀䄀瀀瀀爀攀渀琀椀挀攀 琀漀 䴀愀猀琀攀爀 䔀搀漀甀愀爀搀 䠀愀氀椀搀愀椀ഊChronicler and Historian for Barony Flaming Gryphon ਀ഊThe Commonplace Boke of Lady Avelyn Grene ਀眀眀眀⸀最爀攀渀攀戀漀欀攀⸀挀漀洀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris hotel-events-msg Page 12 of 1212 ਀ഊ