Who’s Coming to Dinner?

[AzRaeL]

oh man! how to choose?

just for kicks: Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha and Albert Einstein.

I'd like the first 3 to sort out this religion mess thing.

[merstar]

Two sets:

Hermann Hesse, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Orwell, and Zero Mostel to balance it out!

From "The Wizard Of Oz" crew: Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Burt Lahr, and Margaret Hamilton (If I could pick 5, I'd choose Frank Morgan also).

Edited February 6, 2004 by merstar (log)

[Carlovski]

Richard Feynman, Oliver Reed, CB Fry (See if he really was a bit Nazi...) and Edouard de Pomiane.

Keith Floyd can do the cooking and join in for the drinking afterwards

[Marlene]

Elizabeth I, Erma Bombeck, Nick Nolte, Prince Andrew or perhaps Tiger Woods

[Pan]

BrennaMorgan, thanks for reviving a fun thread.

Off the top of my head: Joseph Haydn (a great wit), Fred Rodgers (such a nice man), Leonardo da Vinci (possibly the most well-roundedly brilliant person of all time), and Alma Mahler (what stories she could tell!). And for good measure, Groucho Marx to tell jokes, and Rabbi Hillel to talk about his philosophy, Judaism, and what he thinks of the new religions that have sprung up in the 2,000+ years since his death.

[sparrowgrass]

Thomas Jefferson, Sacajawea, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark.

[JPW]

Richard Feynman,

Carlovski,

You beat me to it.

1) Feynman - a particular hero of my dad (a physicist) and a real character

2) Richard Francis Burton - explorer, first translator of 1001 Nights out of Arabic and regarded by many at the time as the Victorian Era's greatest pornographer

3) Dorothy Parker - all around wit

4) Miles Davis - just a fascinating cat

[bottomlesspit]

1) My mother's mother - Never knew her, but I miss her.

2&3) Mozart & Puccini - I'm a lyric soprano and their music is pure joy to sing.

4) Callas - Her music is pure joy and agony, simultaneously, to hear.

2, 3 and 4 also make for good dinner music.

Edited February 6, 2004 by bottomlesspit (log)

[Raynickben]

The four members of Metallica.

[bilrus]

Jesus (I wanna know how to do what he did)

You could skip the wine and just order water :)

tap or bottled?

[Chad]

Current: Prince William, Paul Walker, Colin Powell, Tim O'Brien

Which Tim O'Brian? The writer or the brilliant mandolin player/songwriter? I'd pick the latter. Very cool guy.

Chad

[Chad]

Dead: Chet Atkins, Jim Kilgo, Winston Churchill, and Douglas Adams. Weird match up, I know, and probably a lousy mix for dinner conversation, but these are all folks I wish I had known. In Jim Kilgo's case, I wish I had known him better. He was my writing teacher at UGA. I took several classes from him, worked on a one-on-one writing project with him and spent some time at his house, but never knew him as well as I would have liked. He had a tremendous influence on me, though. He was an amazing writer.

Alive: Mark Knopfler, Nicholas Christopher (author of Veronica,

A Trip to the Stars, and Franklin Flyer), Alton Brown, and a tie between Neil Gaiman and Lemony Snicket.

Drinks with Tony Bourdain would be cool, too.

Chad

[Katherine]

Apicius, Sen no Rikkyu, Careme, and James Beard.

As long as this is a fantasy, can I get them to cater, too?

[Mayhaw Man]

Joe Oliver

Louis Armstrong

Louis Jordan

Sonny Blount (Sun Ra) (I did in fact take most of the Arkestra to Dreamland in Tuscaloosa during a three day stand at the legendary Chukker. We rode in style in my 1969 Dodge Motorhome, drinking moonshine and laughing out asses off. No Sun Ra though, he was too ill at that point)

Chat and Chow.

[howard88]

Uma Thurman, Uma Thurman, Uma Thurman, Julia Child. Not neccesarily in that order.

[tanabutler]

I like my husband's list: Benjamin Franklin, John Lennon, Vincent Van Gogh (assuming a translator were present)...but then he can't decide between Charlie Chaplin and Elizabeth I.

My list would also include Benjamin Franklin and John Lennon, as well, but I'd have to omit Van Gogh in favor of Joe Bob Briggs (John Bloom is actually one of the best educated, thoughtful, and well-read men I've ever known). And I'll second the inclusion of Alma Mahler.

Now, who's going to cook your meal?

[Chris Cognac]

Hmmm, lets see....

James Earl Jones (Legend)

Rudy Bosch (old crusty survivor guy)

Roksoburo Michiba (Iron Chef)

Ian Wright (Lonley Planet/Globetrekker host)

I think that is a well rounded group!

[GG Mora]

Colleen Dewhurst, Robert Motherwell, Steve Jobs and Julia Child.

[Vervain]

I'd want food people! These four seem like they'd be great fun to share 3-5 hour multi-course dinner with.

Julia Child

Jacques Pepin

Ruth Reichl

M.F.K. Fisher

[BJL]

Ted Williams, Muhammed Ali, Paul Westerberg, and Ann Richards.

And I wish I could explain why, but they all fascinate me.

[Mayhaw Man]

THen again,

Varmint

Fat Guy

Richard Kilgore

Tommy (he would need to behave)

[tanabutler]

I think I'll trade my John Lennon for Bob Dylan.

[jo-mel]

My dark side is showing in this one.

There's a couple of people from history and a couple still living, that I'd pick --- and I'd poison the food.

For dinnertime stimulation? Too many to choose from. I'd have to have a banquet.

[picaman]

Judy Garland

Casey Stengel

Harry Truman

Randy Shilts

Jamie

[sequim]

I'd want food people! 

I agree with Vervain. I want to talk and eat food, drink wine and I want people who'd have something in common to talk about. An all day affaire with everybody in their prime. And have it be at Craig's or Richard's place.

James Beard

Craig Clairborne or Richard Olney

Elizabeth David

Julia Child