Query: Favorite Food At MNRF

[KeithR]

One of the last times my wife and I were at fest it was cold and damp(her MS made warm days miserable to her) and we had the beer cheese bread bowl soup and a steak sandwich. It was the first time we brought our daughter and the last fest my wife would attend. She passed a couple years later. Every year, my daughter and I look forward to that same meal and we think of her mom and how much she always enjoyed renfest.

[Gauwyn of Bracknell]

On a cool morning the hot mead is good.

[Muffin]

I learned yesterday that the Roasted Boar is no more.. Their booth has been completely cleaned out..  Word is, they were priced out as they are not a CKC run booth.. (this is rumor of course, no one will probably ever really know what the real reason is....)

[MissBubu]

I learned yesterday that the Roasted Boar is no more.. Their booth has been completely cleaned out..  Word is, they were priced out as they are not a CKC run booth.. (this is rumor of course, no one will probably ever really know what the real reason is....)

I was wondering how long they would last. They were too good to be true.

[escherblacksmith]

well, that sucks.  I just find out about the place and they are already closed.  I'll have to take a long walk around this year and try lots of stuff.

[Marietta Graziella]

The Dress Press event usually has a preview of the upcoming foods at faire. It's a good place to get a head start on your "Faire Fifteen". (pounds gained at faire, that is) 

[tcindie]

I am partial to the lamb on a stick as well as crepes.

I'm with you on the crepes. 
Unfortunately, Alain has said he's not running the crepe booth this year.
In fact, he said he'll be helping out at Scotch Eggs and that this is the last year for Scotch Eggs...

*EEK!* 
(s'what I've heard anyway.)

[tcindie]

I learned yesterday that the Roasted Boar is no more.. Their booth has been completely cleaned out..  Word is, they were priced out as they are not a CKC run booth.. (this is rumor of course, no one will probably ever really know what the real reason is....)

I'd believe that.  That's essentially the reason Alain gave for not doing the Crepe booth this year.  What he said was that he was forced to take the food books, had to pay tax on those sales, and then never got the fraction of a dollar each page of that book would have been worth anyway.  Ultimately, he said it's just not worth his time. He made no money, (I think he said something like $300 profit by the end of the run) and would rather enjoy his weekends.

[groomporter]

Yeah the independent food booth contracts can really suck. My understanding is they have to pay to rent the booth, pay MAF a percentage of their sales, and MAF sets the prices. At least we crafters only have to pay the annual booth lease, not a percentage of our sales.

[Cofeeguru]

How the heck do they get people to sell food out there?  Yikes!

[MissBubu]

How the heck do they get people to sell food out there?  Yikes!

Management doesn't want independent food vendors. They would rather have CKC run all of the food booths.

[Norfolk]

Thank all of you for your kind responses!  We're looking forward to sampling the wares.

[Butch]

The mead there is phenomenal!  Remember splitting a gyro... remember the mead!  Also had several beers, and several hard ciders.  The mead is really good!

[winterland]

Trying to eat more healthy lately but will have to have a little shepard's pie, spinach pie and turkey legs. All washed down with mead and guinness.

[tcindie]

I haven't sampled the mead.. I should probably try to do that this year.

Then again, I've got 15gallons of my own mead that I know is damn tasty.  Maybe I can arrange a trade.