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Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 4:24 PM
Halloween. Have just returned from traveling. First a visit to sunny southern California and then on to Michigan. Two different climates. In California, still warm and sunny with a hint of summer. In Michigan, the transformation of fall is well under way. The leaves have changed to bright yellows, oranges, and reds. The leaves have begun falling and gathering in large piles on the ground. The cool crisp air gives you the feeling that fall is truly here and you get a strong sense of the season. More on fall later, but today is Halloween. Today, we paid a visit to the National Funeral Museum in Houston, TX. What better place to visit on Halloween. The museum covers the history of coffins, caskets, embalming, funerals, and all other things to do with death. With all of this death, I began to think about last meals. Have you ever thought about what your last meal would be if you could plan it and have anything you wanted? What would you eat? Where would you eat it? There is an interesting book out called “My Last Supper: 50 Great Chefs And Their Final Meals.” In the book chefs such as Mario Batali, Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain, and Gordon Ramsay talk about what they would eat for their final meals, provided they could have anything they wanted. So today I ponder this question. As I ponder, I am drinking the recent Dogfish Head Brew Palo Santo Marron. Palo Santo means “Holy Tree” and it is a malty, brown ale that is aged in wooden brewing vessels made from Paraguayan Palo Santo wood. The vessel used to create the beer is 10,000 gallon vessels and the largest wooden brewing vessels built in America since prohibition. I am also having a nice smoked cheddar that is smoked with apple wood. Both compliment each other nicely. As for the last meal, I am not certain what I would choose. My guess would be a Japanese Kobe Rib-Eye with a nice lobster tail on the side. A side of my wife’s garlic mashed potatoes would go nicely with the steak. For the wine, I would like Joseph Phelps Insignia as I can imagine no better wine to compliment my steak. There is no better party food then pizza, so perhaps we could have a pizza as an appetizer, as I would surely not want to be eating alone on my last of days. Pizza from Cascarelli’s Pizza in Homer, Michigan would work fine as my family has been eating there for decades. For dessert, I would like the pineapple upside down cake with coconut ice cream from Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Restaurant. As long as we are going all out, we could also have Mango Ice Cream from the Menger Hotel in San Antonio. It is a favorite as well, and was served at Bill Clinton’s inauguration. So again I ask, what you eat for your last meal? Something to contemplate tonight as you are trick or treating or watching your favorite scary movies. Looking for something to do tonight at your Halloween party? Have a séance for the famous magician Harry Houdini. The master magician died at 1:26 am on October 31, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. He vowed that if anyone could return from the dead, it would be him. Best of luck to whatever spirits you encounter tonight.
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