Yesterday I was privileged to be an extra in the filming for the final series episode of The West Wing, which was in town for the weekend doing on-location shooting. I was on the set for about ten hours, and in between scenes we had lots of time for chatting in the canteen with other cast members and eating both lunch and dinner from the excellent on-location caterers. I wish I knew the name of the caterers—if I find out, I'll edit this post to include the name.
While both meals were completely different, they had in common a huge selection of salads, two or three simple vegetables, three or four pasta dishes, and entrees of beef, chicken, fish, and something vegetarian. Several cakes and tarts, plus sliced fresh fruit selections, were on the dessert table. Lunch had the larger crowd and more elaborate menu, including a carving station with a roast baron of beef and two different types of shrimp salads.
In addition to the lunch and dinner buffets, in another area they maintained all day long multiple tables of hot and cold beverages, all kinds of snack foods, chips, nuts, dried fruits, bagels and cream cheese, muffins, and even the fixings for simple, self-made sandwiches. Out on the set, assistants wandered around bearing bottled water, espresso, and even trays of grapes, berries, cheese cubes, and tiny pastries.
The cast and crew at these things certainly never go hungry!
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