Food sets the tone for any event. Hungry people get grumpy, while well-fed people can enjoy the multitude of available activities provided by the event staff. Feast is the center-point of the event, from the kitchen staff’s point of view, and the other meals take a back-burner (so to speak). However, with a bit of clever planning, the smaller meals can be just as enjoyable an experience as feast, and set the stage nicely for the rest of the event. To this end, I will be writing a small series of articles including tips and tricks for making the non-feast meals at events an enjoyable experience. For this month, we’ll start at the beginning of the event - Traveler’s fare.