Dining in College

[frenchpony]

dawtheminstrel asked me about what dining in college was like. It's such a wacky, weird, and wonderful experience that I figured it deserved its own post. So here it is.

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[frenchpony]

High Table is a production! And that's just a regular High Table night. Twice a term, we have Fellows' Guest Nights, where you're extra-encouraged to bring a guest, and they spiff up the dinner a bit by adding a fish course (between the appetizer and the entree). And then there are Feasts, which is when everybody puts on their really fancy academic attire -- this being where I change into my Chicago gown -- and the College goes Full Ridiculous with six courses, toasts to the Queen and the College, and the Loving Cup, in which mead is shared by way of choreography. I brought a guest to the Name Day Feast last week, and it kind of blew his mind.

Little did I know, when I was a kid and Mom Pony was teaching me the way around a fancy formal table setting, that I would one day have a distinct need to know where to find my bread plate, two wine glasses, and silverware for multiple courses!

I've never really been a fan of bananas, or avocados, or cheesecake. Little Sister Pony points out that these foods all have a similarly slimy texture, so it may be that that's what I don't like about them.