[Green] catering update

[Kelcey Jacobs]

Sounds delicious Annie!

On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 7:50 PM Annie Warmke via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Somehow I missed that there was a meeting last night or I would have
> sent along an update about the menu.  I just can't do evening meetings,
> even on the phone.  My day starts super early and is often 12 to 13
> hours long so I have now made a deal with Jay that I won't work on
> anything after 7 pm.
>
> I am working with Kasha at Busy Bee Restaurant and we did not discuss
> how many  people would attend, but I did mention at the last Green
> Sanctuary committee meeting that it seemed best to work towards a buffet
> if we are going to do farm to table type food. Part of my reasoning is
> that when people can pick and choose items to build a salad or add
> things to soup to make it more to their liking they are more likely to
> go away feeling like the food was delicious, even though they made the
> choices.
>
> We are planning a hearty lentil soup and a salad bar with different
> types of bread.  In order for us to meet the "Farm to Table" label we
> have to go further afield to find a farm that can provide items that
> early in the season.  Kasha did some investigating and said it just
> wasn't possible.  I suggested to Kasha that we use Green Edge Gardens
> out of Amesville.  Becky and Kip do a great job with their high tunnel
> gardens and are great people to work with.  They also grow portobello
> mushrooms.  I agreed that if Kip can't deliver that I would go get the
> greens, and also, if the price goes over the $10 per person Blue Rock
> Station will make up the difference so that we can have an excellent
> menu.  I plan to find a gluten-free bun or bread as well but I don't see
> how that can come from Busy Bee because they've never made that type of
> bread before but they are willing to try. However, it takes an artisan
> skill set to make gluten-free bread so I will try to find some so that
> no one feels left out.  There will be no meat in the menu.  I also
> suggest we market the menu as Farm-to-table plant-based food.
>
> Roger Kalter mentioned at the last committee meeting that he will be in
> charge of making sure the buffet or whatever we end up with will go
> smoothly.  I am concerned that we will have too many people for the
> social hall but he assured me he will have it under control.
>
> That's the update for now.  Kasha says she will be back to me by Monday
> with the final ideas for the menu and I will pass all of that along at
> that time.  I will be at church on Sunday if anyone wants to talk
> further.  Annie
>
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