Greetings from the Nyeport kitchen! "where untamed magicks run amok".
This thread is for the following things:
1) Communal Cookery (being a chef or a helper)
2) Gimmick Cookery (preparing something other than lunch/dinner dishes)
3) Bringing breakfast items to our breakfast table from your country.
3) Letting the organizers know about your allergy or diet (also vegetarians and such).
QUICK CHECKLISTS:
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1.0) Communal Cookery in general: This is not considered volunteering for tasks like the other ones are, thus you shouldn't count it towards your task total (more on this in an upcoming thread). This is because it has a reward of its own unlike any other task. The exact times for when it takes place are going to be settled a bit later because we don't have the finished schedule available right now. Communal cookery is inspired by watching people spontaneously making and sharing food at the last event and thinking: let's have more of this!
1.1) Signing up for communal cookery as a CHEF. This means you'd like to cook something at the event for X people with 1-2 helpers at your side. Your team gets Y portions of food for free while everyone else paying for the meal covers its expenses. X is a number between 8 (including yourself and your helper[s]) and some arbitrary number. Y is X divided by 8. Then you divide the Y portions amongst yourselves.
To put it in another way, take Steve here. Steve wants to make a Greek salad for 32 people. He is assigned only one helper (it's a big salad but not a very complicated dish overall). Therefore they get 32 / 8 = 4 free portions total or 2 each.
So the more complex the meal you prepare is and the bigger the portion, the more helpers you can have. You're allowed to make any food that you think people will be ready to pay for. In any case the plan must be approved by the kitchen taskmaster LotBlind first. I want to know the following (the sooner, the higher your priority for getting helpers and time slots).
--- What food you're gonna be making. ---
It's a good idea to make "normal", nutritious dishes to counterweight all the pizza that will otherwise get consumed. Side dishes like simple salads are probably going to be appreciated. Something peculiar to your country is a bonus but not required.
--- The number of portions you're ready to make. ---
We have to know if we've got the kettles and pots etc. The number you give is a maximum (assume 1 helper) but may be lowered if it can't be done for some reason.
--- A list of equipment you'll need ---
We're gonna check what Nyeport currently has and we might be able to make a few purchases as necessary.
--- The ingredients (in English preferably but Swedish also okay) and recipe (for X people). ---
X is an arbitrary number that we'll use when multiplying or dividing. I need to see this in advance so I'll be able to answer questions related to allergies and also just make sure you're likely to be able to find the ingredients. (be prepared to exchange anything quite exotic for something else). You may bring ingredients in yourself but to keep it a bit simpler we can't refund you for their cost.
--- Estimate for time (assume you've got 1 helper)? ---
The default length of a communal cookery block is 2 hours after which the kitchen should become available for other things but this may be adjusted as necessary.
--- Estimate for cost per portion ---
I sense people will be eager to know what the approximate cost might be when they sign up, however since this is difficult to do especially if you're not from Sweden, I'll leave it at your discretion as an optional thing.
What you're taking responsibility for as a chef:
o You kinda know what you're doing.
(so try your recipes out beforehand and don't choose anything you're not sure you'll manage)
o Your team is using safe techniques of working in the kitchen. The general hygiene too.
o Portioning the food evenly amongst everyone attending the meal. You'll have an electric scale to help with this. You have to be there until the designated meal time is over.
o Doing dishes that are inconvenient or too big to wash inside the dishwasher. Ensuring the places you've been are left clean at the end.
o Make sure that the shopping has been done THE DAY BEFORE for lunches (most meals) or earlier the same day for suppers.
You do NOT have responsibility for:
o Anyone missing the meal.
o Doing the shopping all by yourself. You should (unlike I said earlier) go to the shops with the designated shopping people to help them find the exact ingredients you'll need (there'll be someone who knows Swedish).
o The ultimate responsibility for allergies/diets is on the person who has them. We have to do it this way because we aren't professionals. Still you should know exactly what ingredients were used if someone wants to check it with you.
I will try to help you with anything you're unsure about so let me know in this thread.
1.2) Signing up for the communal cookery as a HELPER. You should be prepared to work hard enough to get the job done in the allotted time but I'm sure you will, no problem. We will need a lot of helpers if we get lots of chefs. Your reward is, of course, your share of the free portions.
Please let me know your general level of kitchen expertise! Beginner, intermediate...
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2) Signing up for gimmick cookery: This is a catch-all for any of the following that someone might be interested in.
o bakery (little tea cakes or some interesting type of bread or...)
o mixing non-alcoholic drinks
o something else?
Otherwise this works on the same principle as communal cookery. Make anything you think people will be ready to pay for. Have your plan approved with me.
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3) Bringing breakfast items to the venue: would you like to bring us something that you don't think we'll be able to find in the local shops? You can get refunded (on-site) the cost of whatever you brought. Tell me what you have in mind and what it costs per unit. Wait for me to approve it first before buying anything and please keep the receipt to make it simpler for me.
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4)You have an allergy or special diet: You might wanna let us know in case we could arrange for some of the communal meals and the breakfast to become better suited for you. If for some reason you don't want to tell us "in public" drop me (LotBlind) a private message here on SDA.
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Enjoy your stay at the Nyeport kitchen! ("where da kool kids hangin' out")
This thread is for the following things:
1) Communal Cookery (being a chef or a helper)
2) Gimmick Cookery (preparing something other than lunch/dinner dishes)
3) Bringing breakfast items to our breakfast table from your country.
3) Letting the organizers know about your allergy or diet (also vegetarians and such).
QUICK CHECKLISTS:
Communal cookery - chef:
-ingredients/X people (full recipe optional for now but I'll ask everyone to provide them anyway so we can document that stuff/share the recipes)
-number of portions you're ready to make (assume 1 helper)
-equipment you'll need, especially anything special
-time estimate (assume 1 helper)
-cost / portion estimate (optional)
Aim to have all of this covered by around the 18. of July.
Communal cookery - helper:
-your approximate level of experience
-ingredients/X people (full recipe optional for now but I'll ask everyone to provide them anyway so we can document that stuff/share the recipes)
-number of portions you're ready to make (assume 1 helper)
-equipment you'll need, especially anything special
-time estimate (assume 1 helper)
-cost / portion estimate (optional)
Aim to have all of this covered by around the 18. of July.
Communal cookery - helper:
-your approximate level of experience
-----
1.0) Communal Cookery in general: This is not considered volunteering for tasks like the other ones are, thus you shouldn't count it towards your task total (more on this in an upcoming thread). This is because it has a reward of its own unlike any other task. The exact times for when it takes place are going to be settled a bit later because we don't have the finished schedule available right now. Communal cookery is inspired by watching people spontaneously making and sharing food at the last event and thinking: let's have more of this!
1.1) Signing up for communal cookery as a CHEF. This means you'd like to cook something at the event for X people with 1-2 helpers at your side. Your team gets Y portions of food for free while everyone else paying for the meal covers its expenses. X is a number between 8 (including yourself and your helper[s]) and some arbitrary number. Y is X divided by 8. Then you divide the Y portions amongst yourselves.
To put it in another way, take Steve here. Steve wants to make a Greek salad for 32 people. He is assigned only one helper (it's a big salad but not a very complicated dish overall). Therefore they get 32 / 8 = 4 free portions total or 2 each.
So the more complex the meal you prepare is and the bigger the portion, the more helpers you can have. You're allowed to make any food that you think people will be ready to pay for. In any case the plan must be approved by the kitchen taskmaster LotBlind first. I want to know the following (the sooner, the higher your priority for getting helpers and time slots).
--- What food you're gonna be making. ---
It's a good idea to make "normal", nutritious dishes to counterweight all the pizza that will otherwise get consumed. Side dishes like simple salads are probably going to be appreciated. Something peculiar to your country is a bonus but not required.
--- The number of portions you're ready to make. ---
We have to know if we've got the kettles and pots etc. The number you give is a maximum (assume 1 helper) but may be lowered if it can't be done for some reason.
--- A list of equipment you'll need ---
We're gonna check what Nyeport currently has and we might be able to make a few purchases as necessary.
--- The ingredients (in English preferably but Swedish also okay) and recipe (for X people). ---
X is an arbitrary number that we'll use when multiplying or dividing. I need to see this in advance so I'll be able to answer questions related to allergies and also just make sure you're likely to be able to find the ingredients. (be prepared to exchange anything quite exotic for something else). You may bring ingredients in yourself but to keep it a bit simpler we can't refund you for their cost.
--- Estimate for time (assume you've got 1 helper)? ---
The default length of a communal cookery block is 2 hours after which the kitchen should become available for other things but this may be adjusted as necessary.
--- Estimate for cost per portion ---
I sense people will be eager to know what the approximate cost might be when they sign up, however since this is difficult to do especially if you're not from Sweden, I'll leave it at your discretion as an optional thing.
What you're taking responsibility for as a chef:
o You kinda know what you're doing.
o Your team is using safe techniques of working in the kitchen. The general hygiene too.
o Portioning the food evenly amongst everyone attending the meal. You'll have an electric scale to help with this. You have to be there until the designated meal time is over.
o Doing dishes that are inconvenient or too big to wash inside the dishwasher. Ensuring the places you've been are left clean at the end.
o Make sure that the shopping has been done THE DAY BEFORE for lunches (most meals) or earlier the same day for suppers.
You do NOT have responsibility for:
o Anyone missing the meal.
o Doing the shopping all by yourself. You should (unlike I said earlier) go to the shops with the designated shopping people to help them find the exact ingredients you'll need (there'll be someone who knows Swedish).
o The ultimate responsibility for allergies/diets is on the person who has them. We have to do it this way because we aren't professionals. Still you should know exactly what ingredients were used if someone wants to check it with you.
I will try to help you with anything you're unsure about so let me know in this thread.
1.2) Signing up for the communal cookery as a HELPER. You should be prepared to work hard enough to get the job done in the allotted time but I'm sure you will, no problem. We will need a lot of helpers if we get lots of chefs. Your reward is, of course, your share of the free portions.
Please let me know your general level of kitchen expertise! Beginner, intermediate...
-----
2) Signing up for gimmick cookery: This is a catch-all for any of the following that someone might be interested in.
o bakery (little tea cakes or some interesting type of bread or...)
o mixing non-alcoholic drinks
o something else?
Otherwise this works on the same principle as communal cookery. Make anything you think people will be ready to pay for. Have your plan approved with me.
-----
3) Bringing breakfast items to the venue: would you like to bring us something that you don't think we'll be able to find in the local shops? You can get refunded (on-site) the cost of whatever you brought. Tell me what you have in mind and what it costs per unit. Wait for me to approve it first before buying anything and please keep the receipt to make it simpler for me.
-----
4)You have an allergy or special diet: You might wanna let us know in case we could arrange for some of the communal meals and the breakfast to become better suited for you. If for some reason you don't want to tell us "in public" drop me (LotBlind) a private message here on SDA.
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Enjoy your stay at the Nyeport kitchen! ("where da kool kids hangin' out")
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