Since this was Crown Tournament, and I know that frequently people do not want to stop watching all the action to come get food, I thought it would be a good idea to have the food come to the populace. So, every 10-15 minutes, there were servers wandering through the populace with trays of deliciousness.
Menu
GRAPES
APPLES
LUCANIAN SAUSAGE
MEATBALLS
MUSHROOM PATINA
SPINACH/CHEESE PATINA
OLIVES STUFFED WITH GARLIC
PICKLED VEGGIES
MORETUM
BREAD
Originally, there was only going to be a dayboard at Crown Tournament. However, King Titus and Queen Anna Leigh had other ideas, and next thing you know I was signed up to cook my first feast. I learned that it was His Majesty’s birthday weekend, so I asked him what he would like to eat. He said chicken BBQ. So it was my task to come up with something period appropriate, while still tasting like a modern chicken BBQ. After quite some time debating, I decided to just do both – Ancient Chicken BBQ and Modern Chicken BBQ.
ANCIENT – inspired by Syracusa, Sicily, c. 14CE
GRILLED CHICKEN WITH SWEET DILL MUSTARD SAUCE
OSTIAN PORK
BAKED BEANS WITH HONEY MUSTARD
CABBAGE WITH CUMIN
BOILED TURNIPS WITH OIL & VINEGAR
FLAT BREAD
ROMAN PLACENTA PASTRY
MODERN – inspired by Syracuse, NY, c. 2014CE
DINOSAUR™ BBQ CHICKEN
LUPO’S™ PORK SPIEDIES
GRANDMA BROWN’S™ BAKED BEANS
UTICA GREENS
SALT POTATOES
ITALIAN BREAD
CUPCAKES
Ancient Roman Cooking for the Culinary Impaired 