“In the navy Yes, you can sail the seven seas In the navy Yes, you can put your mind at ease In the navy Come on now, people, make a stand In the navy, in the navy Can’t you see we need a hand In the navy Come on, protect the motherland In the navy… Read More Naval Grazing

“When I was a boy we didn’t wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.” – Lyndon B. Johnson, president of the U.S. Independence Day in Cyprus is likely a difficult time, after all, one-third of the island is occupied by Turkey and claimed by them as a sovereign… Read More Turkish? Greek? No, Cypriot!

Bruce Wayne: “Most Americans don’t realize what we owe to the ancient Incas. Very few appreciate they gave us the white potato and many varieties of Indian corn.” Dick Grayson: “Now whenever I eat mashed potatoes, I for one will think of the Incas.” – from the original Batman series, episode 24, Give ’em the… Read More Dynamic Duo

“I wrote my friend a letter using a highlighting pen but he could not read it, he thought I was just trying to show him certain parts of a piece of paper.” – Mitch Hedberg, comedian Just a few selections out of the last couple of dinners, as you’ve seen many of the dishes before….… Read More Dinner Highlights

“Imagine the whole universe begins to vibrate and resound.” – Gustav Mahler, writing about his Symphony No. 8 Time for one of our bimonthly vegetarian dinners – additional to the regular ones – we still get a good number of requests, and still rarely fill them, but at least I can say to the folk… Read More Symphony of Vegetables

Blackadder: “Well saddle my horse then.” Baldrick: “What d’you think you’ve been eating for the last two months?” Blackadder: “Well go out into the street and hire me a horse!” Baldrick: “Hire you a horse? For ninepence? On Jewish new year in the rain? A bare fortnight after the dreaded horse plague of old London… Read More The New Year, 5771

“I get on the floor, and I can do things a woman a fifth my age can’t do.” – Kitty Carlisle It was Kitty’s 100th birthday, and she nearly made it, having passed away just over two years ago. Most people probably only know her as a “has been” actress who was a regular on… Read More Here Kitty, Kitty…

“Here the citizen does the talking about the country himself; the stranger is not asked to help. You get all sorts of information. From one citizen you gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius. Another one tells you that this is an exaggeration.” –… Read More And You Thought Madagascar was Hard to Find