Betsy "Bee" Gifford
Cook of the The Augustus Estate and the volunteer head of the Lantern Society's Wall District soup kitchen.
Betsy is known for her sting eye and feats of anger when people do not pull their weight.
Bee Gifford is the longstanding head cook of the Augustus Estate and rules the kitchens with a firm, flour-dusted hand. She is in her late fifties, broad-shouldered, quick to laugh, and quicker to scold. Having served noble houses before joining the Lantern Society, Bee’s culinary talents are only matched by her unerring instinct for the mood of a room. She treats the younger staff like a stern but loving aunt, and her secret stash of sugared cherries is both a reward and a disciplinary tool. Bee has a penchant for listening through the dumbwaiter and often knows things she shouldn’t. She has an ongoing, half-playful feud with the underbutler over table presentation.
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