The Empire Club/Session 11

*Dalton Kingsley fills in Farandole on club finances: coffer 7.1m ducats, monthly expenses 86k, monthly income 152.5k
*Magda and Kingsley grill Farandole a bit - both on his Master Chef status (apparently specializing in "colonial" foods) and his opinion of the window operation
**Magda buys in to his explanation that the window frames Aeldman pride
*We hold a tour for the two new board members in appreciation of their contributions. Lord Izoth encounters Magda's masterpiece in the men's restroom, and is upset. Amani has a very good day – perhaps some unusual spices in her morning coffee – and convinces him that the artistic statement it represents is a grander and deeper sense of unity with the most quotidian aspects of being alive. (She asks that he not return to the room unless for its intended purpose, or the artistic statement would be distorted.) He insists, however, that busts of the Doges be added to the water tanks above each toilet (the doges of the last hundred years -- "the greats, Leopold, Bareth… and, you know, the other ones"). 
*WE STUMPED CHRISTOPHE, who spent a beat deeply pondering how on earth Lord Izoth could agree with this argument (given a *36* finesse from Amani).
Chef hunt: 
*Farandole brings in several historical culinary implements, including a collared semi-basin to assist the eating of the brains of one's live, partially anesthetized enemies. His new certification is Master Chef Tartare
*We plan an Iron Chef competition, literally. (shared ingredient crossover from Materials Night)
Candidates:
*Dawe's dwarven friend, Gumbo the Mess Hall Magician (renowned for whipping up food that can feed 200 men working 12 hours a day in the mine… after lunch, they seem eager to get back to work)
*Experimental Chef – Mousseline the Foam Gourmet (9)
*Post-Traditional (family style meals only) – Bill the Pasta Guy (Nat 1) ("They call me Bill the Pasta Guy, not Bill the Pasta Hack.")
*Thalranese Marcher Chef, Keto only – Tal'Rek battlefield nutritionist (6)
*Dinner Theater Cabaret Chef – Muldoon the Chef-Actor (very convincing)
*Traditional Aeldman Chef – Liseth the Insectivore and Pastry Master (10)
*Hunting-to-Table – Garrob the Big Game Hunter (backed by LLCOOLJ shipping) (10)
*Asmadi Traditional Chef-Alchemist – Illeri the Embassy Chef
*Gourmet Legend Out of Retirement – Gilles le Gourmand (old, Hathel's buddy)
*Chef from Hotel Rambolt – Baron Maleth's pick (makes excellent mac'n'cheese)
*Pollard's School of Cooking (franchise) – Top Chef from Pollard Restaurants (LeFine's pick) (8)
*Carl the Calathan (Izoth's pick) (8)
Prize for the winner: a contract as the Club's chef, and a budget to remodel the kitchen to their own specifications. 
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