[MR] Posting Feast Menus (fwd)

[Craig Levin]

Hrosvitha von Celle:

> As the Feast Steward of an up coming event, I have a question:
>
> Is it helpful to post the menu in the Tavern?

As someone who's helped plan and prepare feasts, I can't say that
I'm against the notion.

> Would I be risking turning some people away "cuz I don't like that"?

Some might. On the other hand, if you're planning your feast
around a theme, or if you've got plans of a certain magnificence
(for instance, you plan to serve pheasant), you may attract
people who might have previously thought of the event as being a
bit too far away.

> If I post, how in depth should I get with the ingredients?  I would like to
> accomodiate as many people as possible, within reason - but i don't plan on
> changing dishes that day due to someone's diatary restrictions, but people who
> contact me before hand---that's another story...

Not to be a stickler for this, but consider some of the really
"popular" food sensitivities and allergies listed at:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/food.htm

IME, people with food sensitivities or other dietary restrictions
are often happy just to get the information that helps them
decide whether they'll want a dish or not, as opposed to
requesting a special batch of something. Devora, who does the
actual cooking, often plans her feasts out so that someone who's
vegetarian can find something to eat at every course-perhaps not
the whole course, but something.

Pedro

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