@neauoire ugh this all sounds pretty awful. i've definitely been burned before.
for the last decade or so my policy has always been:
(1) plan to bring/buy/find all my own food
(2) leave the venue for my own breaks/meals
(3) have my own travel and lodging plans in place in case everything else falls through
anyway i'm glad you got through it. sounds like folks had a blast! 💥
@d6 same! these are exactly what my policies are!! you would have been fucked at strange loop haha