What would you order for your last meal?

[chefteldanielle]

Richard , you failed to ask for a tums after...
Danielle

P.S. I would be too depressed to eat

[Shimmer]

Fresh guacamole.
Fresh mangos.
Fresh salsa.
Thai iced tea.

As a meal, the food of the gods. I would eat until I passed out, then death wouldn't be as painful. Hmmm.... looks like I"ll have to die in Mexico or South America, or possibly Thailand.

~~Shimmer~~

[nancya]

I have thought and thought about this. Many of you have really exciting menus and exotic choices. They sound great!

But me, I guess I would have mom's homemade lasagna, fresh, hot bread, and someone to find me a nice, mellow, red wine. If I still had a little room left, perhaps a simple slice of New York style cheesecake. And my family to share it with.

[mudbug]

Well, I can only think of one thing to say.

It would be one L O O O O O O O N G meal!

[Greg]

Cape, that's one of the most beautiful things I've read in a long time. It brings tears (the good kind) to my eyes every time I read it. Thank you, my friend.

My last meal? It would also be cooked by Mom and anything she made would be good; she's a fantastic cook and the inspiration behind what I do. My whole family, cousins and all, would be there and my friend Mikey and others waiting on the other side.

[monpetitchoux]

This thread got me thinking about what people have actually ordered for their last meals. A very macabre but interesting list would be the compilation of last meals of individuals who were put to death. Of course, since most of the people in the US who were put to death were put to death in Texas, I'd imagine there'd be a lot of orders for steaks. I wonder what cut they got? I wonder what the most unusual order was. I wonder whether anyone's order has been refused.

[Isa]

I've recently read, don't remember where, that the last meal can not cost more then 20$ and it must be something that is readily available.

after reading it all I have to say ...**** the beer and pizza got me......but only if it were the Leafs and it was the last game of the stanly cup and they won......then I could die happy.....and I have not eaten pizza since Jan cause we searve about 250 of em a day.......just thankful we don't searve chinese!!!

[Pastachef]

$20.00 would be more than enough for me. I'd have a Big Mac and fresh coffee, then vanilla ice cream with peppermint sauce. In all seriousness, I'd be too depressed to eat.

[monpetitchoux]

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity. But after reading the third entry, I started getting very sad. I almost want to cry. I don't have very much compassion for criminals, but I can't seem to support capital punishment either. Of course, if somebody killed some one I love, I would want that person killed in return. But I'd want the criminal to be judged by people who do have compassion. I've accepted that there is no real justice in this world, but we can still make it not so bad. Wel,, maybe when I am feeling more calloused, I will revisit the list.

[Anneke]

How gruesome..... I'm not sure I'd be able to eat if it were me... I wonder what some of these guys were thinking when ordering a spartan selection of 4-5 fruits..

[Live_to_cook]

"We're going to kill you, because murder is wrong. But first we want to fetch you a nosh that will really hit the spot. What're you hankering for? Fries with that?"

I'm not in favor of the death penalty, for reasons too numerous to elaborate on here.
But the idea of the last meal seems so, so, American Gothic.

[ July 12, 2001: Message edited by: Live_to_cook ]

[Kimmie]

This thread has nothing to do with death penalty and criminals and I am sorry it was brought up.

Let's get back on topic shall we please?

[Ivey]

Since we may very well not know in advance which is to be our last meal, I for one say enjoy every bite! Oh, and If I knew, it would be coconut crab and a fair beaujolais.

[Live_to_cook]

Since monpetitchoux asked, here's a list of REAL last meals, courtesy of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which has executed 248 people since 1982. Heavy on fried chicken, steak, french fries and cheeseburgers.

(Links to some information on those executed, including some description of their crimes and sometimes mug shots, are included.)
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/finalmeals.htm