Monday, May 23, 2022
I got a lot of feedback and possible solutions to my Potluck post yesterday.
Our Sunday
Pot Luck suppers have become very popular and a great way to fill the void when
we don’t have meal service. The colors,
aromas and taste of all the different foods combine to make an appealing plate. And there is plenty of food; too much to have
to balance on your lap.
The Club
Room is ideal for gathering at presentations like poetry readings with finger
food afterward. But it has its
limitations for a Pot Luck. Even with
combining all the tables, there are just so many that can sit at the
table. Others have to sit on the couch
and/or arm chairs to balance their food and beverage.
Could we
consider moving the Pot Luck to the Dining Room with service in the
Trattoria? Or perhaps, just the Dining
Room? Let’s think about this before the
next Pot Luck.
Marcia
Zientek
Terry Wiggins wrote:
Sounds like a good
idea to me. Last month was my first one, and I recall being told that the
reason it was upstairs is that there was a more complete kitchen. We might need
a rotating "potluck committee" to ferry the necessary supplies
downstairs. And maybe we would have to request that more of us bring our own
dinnerware. Sounds like something to discuss with Abby at the next "Enjoy
Life" meeting.
I have another
request: Let's all label our food, saying what it is, and what the ingredients
are. For example, does it contain meat (vegetarians care) or dairy &/or
eggs (for vegans) or allergens (e.g. gluten, nuts, soy.
Jackie Haessly wrote:
Marilyn and I talked
about this issue last week and the two of us looked at both dining area and
Cannoli Room.
Dining area has fewer
accessible outlets and less serving table space; also no storage space for our
dishes and such.
Cannoli Room has
cabinets for storage of our stuff. I prefer the long buffet cabinet; Marilyn
preferred the smaller cupboard under the sink. Not sure that cupboard is big
enough for all our stuff. Cannoli Room also has both a sink and a small fridge.
Both cabinets are
currently filled with SRS stuff right now. Fridge has some staff food in it;
some pretty old!!!
The two of us met with
Maggie and asked about using the Cannoli Room. She will ask Abby on Monday.
Abby would need to consolidate the various decorations.
Hopefully, we can have
a solution soon.
Here’s what Lenore Lee said:
My
issue is that it is very crowded at the potlucks. At the last event several
relatives & friends attended making for a rather large crowd.
It was difficult to
find a comfortable spot to eat with a table. The chairs are very large, taking
up space.
I would rather go to
the cannoli room or the trattoria.
Dwight Morgan added:
For what it is worth my 2 cents is not to make
life more complicated. Couldn’t attendees bring their own service and then
sinks are not an issue. Seems to me comfortable/available seating is the issues
that is trying to be addressed.
It would be great if
supplies could be moved downstairs before Memorial Day cookout; if weather
cooperates, outdoors; if not, then in Cannoli Room.
Eleanor Harris said:
The dining room would be ideal. Much nicer than
the Cannoli room as some have suggested. We'd have to ask for permission of
course.
Jackie
Haissley
1) adding tables and chairs in Club
Room would make it difficult to have space for people who use wheelchairs,
scooters, and walkers to navigate safely;
2) Tyler has confirmed that using
sink in dining room is not doable; Morrison policy;
3) Abby and Tyler are fine with
using Cannoli Room, and storing our items down there; they are looking at best
storage options and will let us know what is doable.
Marilyn and I talked about this
issue (That Marcia raised) last week and the two of us looked at both dining
area and Cannoli Room.
Dining area has fewer accessible
outlets and less serving table space; also no storage space for our dishes and
such. (Also very tiny Sink).
Cannoli Room has cabinets for
storage of our stuff. I prefer the long buffet cabinet; Marilyn preferred the
smaller cupboard under the sink. Not sure that cupboard is big enough for all
our stuff. Cannoli Room also has both a sink and a small fridge.
Both cabinets are currently filled
with SRS stuff right now. Fridge has some staff food in it; some pretty old!!!
The two of us met with Maggie and
asked about using the Cannoli Room. She will ask Abby on Monday. Abby would
need to consolidate the various decorations.
Hopefully, we can have a solution
soon.
It would be great if supplies could be moved downstairs before
Memorial Day cookout; if weather cooperates, outdoors; if not, then in Cannoli
Room.
M.Z. Let’s see what the final decision will be.
