Steve Thomas recently wrote: >Everyone is welcome, you should bring a covered dish for a crown, I was not aware that the dress code had changed for this event; in the past, it was considerably less formal. This certainly adds a new element of challenge to the presentation. While I could probably adapt some recipes like chicken wings to a headgear format, I hate to think of someone trying to wear a batch of chili. Steve, I'm not sure you thought this completely through before making these plans. Could we compromise with, say, a ristra worn as a laurel wreath? Or maybe James the Elder might bake a loaf of THE BREAD in the shape of a bowler hat. Susan Byers might look good in a tasteful tepin tiara, but really, I think that's asking for a lot of work. Well, I'll still try to attend, even though I think it sounds kind of crazy. Maybe the local Odd Lots will have one of those tortilla sombreros with the salsa bowl in the middle of it, and I can try to blend in with one of those. Alex Silbajoris 72163.1353@compuserve.com need to find ... a ... haberdasher