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Originally posted by patentparanyc
I think Dear Prudie missed the boat on this one. I'm not Jewish, but keeping kosher isn't about food preference solely like being vegan and you can't "just have them plate it up" since it must be prepared AND PLATED in a kosher kitchen under rabbinical supervision. The whole point is the "regular" caterer can't "just throw something together for them" based on it even being the plates/knives forks that type of thing. I think she's being a little insensitive on this one.

"Dear Prudie,
I am getting married in a few months. We're very lucky that a high percentage of our friends and family will make it to our wedding. This increased the wedding tab a bit, but that's one of the good problems in life. We're having a catered sit-down dinner with two choices: chicken and vegetarian. One couple sent me an e-mail requesting a kosher meal. When I asked whether a vegetarian meal would suffice, they said no, they need a kosher meal that must be prepared by a certified kosher chef. This request bothers me because our caterer will charge us $120 extra for two kosher meals (they have to outsource it), and this couple are not the only ones who have dietary restrictions. We're not making any accommodations for vegans, diabetics, or people with food allergies. Do I just have to suck it up and get the meals in order to be a gracious host, or are guests with special needs supposed to take care of themselves?

—Going Meshuggah"

"Dear Going,
Thank you for supplying me with a letter about a wedding problem in which the bride is not an out-of-control maniac, but the guests are. Of course, at any large event you're likely to have guests who keep kosher, or eat low-carb, or are allergic to nuts. But what's nuts is when such guests haven't learned how to meet their own dietary needs without causing expense and distress for the hosts. It's one thing to tell the hostess when you accept an invitation to a small dinner party that you can't eat pork, or that a bite of shellfish will send you into shock. It's another to demand a special meal be prepared at a wedding. You can tell your friends that if they're able to bring their own food, you will ask that the kitchen be prepared to plate it for them. Otherwise, you hope the sound of their growling stomachs won't drown out the toasts—OK, don't say that, just say that you hope they'll enjoy themselves at the reception and will be able to eat on their own either before or after.

—Prudie "

Hebrew national beef franks in a blanket are kosher. serve those?

Shalom.

hbm