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cooby Sep 29 2011 06:44 PM

Lunchtime discussion. You're on death row. What's your last meal gonna be?

Ceetar Sep 29 2011 07:10 PM Re: Last meal

cooby wrote: Lunchtime discussion. You're on death row. What's your last meal gonna be? three-cheese ravioli.

cooby Sep 29 2011 07:21 PM Re: Last meal

Mine would probably be hash browns that I get to cook myself in olive oil and lots of Lawry's salt. Uuummmummm. One day, they will probably actually be the death of me. That and some black coffee would be my last meal choice.

themetfairy Sep 29 2011 07:24 PM Re: Last meal

Gnocchi Gorgonzola with a nice red wine.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 29 2011 08:29 PM Re: Last meal

If you're in Texas, you'll take whatever they give you.

RealityChuck Sep 29 2011 08:45 PM Re: Last meal

Beef liver (though I'd want to cook it myself), lima beans, and a baked potato (not in foil). A glass of Cabernet Franc and maybe some Bedoit mineral water (San Pelligrino could be substituted). A tossed salad with Russian dressing. Dessert would be a floating island plus some Toblerone.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 29 2011 09:18 PM Re: Last meal

FIRSTIES: Nice-- nice-- charcuterie plate with Lagavullin, neat. SECONDIES: Cavatelli w/broccoli rabe y pancetta with water. MEATIES: Porterhouse, rare and kissed with garlic, salt, pepper and rosemary, with a nice cab. LASTIES: Burrata with bitter greens, and a nice shot of Fernet Branca. Maybe some more hard cheese to close. In a pinch, a nice fontina-and-cheddar-with onion grilled cheese.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 29 2011 10:03 PM Re: Last meal

FIRSTIES: Nice-- nice-- charcuterie plate with Lagavullin, neat. SECONDIES: Cavatelli w/broccoli rabe y pancetta with water. MEATIES: Porterhouse, rare and kissed with garlic, salt, pepper and rosemary, with a nice cab. LASTIES: Burrata with bitter greens, and a nice shot of Fernet Branca. Maybe some more hard cheese to close. In a pinch, a nice fontina-and-cheddar-with onion grilled cheese. Leiter's meal almost makes me want to die. Texas ends 'last meals' for death row inmates Texas stopped serving so-called last meals to death row inmates this week after a state lawmaker complained about an inmate request he considered excessive. The furor arose after Lawrence Brewer, 44, a convicted murderer and self-described white supremacist, requested a last meal that included: two chicken-fried steaks with gravy and sliced onions; a triple-patty bacon cheeseburger; a cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and jalapeńos; a bowl of fried okra with ketchup; one pound of barbecued meat with half a loaf of white bread; three fajitas; a meat-lover’s pizza; one pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream; a slab of peanut-butter fudge with crushed peanuts; and three root beers. Brewer had been condemned to die for the 1998 dragging death of James Byrd Jr. in the East Texas town of Jasper; the slaying drew international attention and led to state and federal hate-crimes legislation. The meal was prepared at the prison kitchen at the Huntsville Unit where Brewer was being held and served shortly before he was executed Wednesday. Brewer chose not to eat it, prison officials said. State Sen. John Whitmire, a Houston Democrat, was outraged at the meal request, which he considered outlandish. On Thursday, he shot off a letter to Brad Livingston, executive director of the state prison agency, demanding that prison workers stop preparing special last meals. “He is a bad person who I don’t believe the state should be giving special conditions,” Whitmire said of Brewer in a Friday interview with The Times. Whitmire said he has long disapproved of Texas' special “death row menu." The fact that Brewer didn't eat it “compounded everything,” Whitmire added, showing that the condemned man had “manipulated the system” by ordering “more food than a family of four can eat in a week.” “The only regret that I have is that I should have done this sooner,” Whitmire said. “I think someone should be disciplined, quite frankly. Why didn’t somebody stop the nonsense?” Livingston officially responded to Whitmire's letter Thursday, agreeing to end the practice that originated with the state’s first execution by electrocution back in 1924. Whitmire -- who back in 2008 received threatening phone calls from an inmate via a cellphone smuggled onto death row -- said he's been receiving emails asking him to show more compassion for inmates in regard to last meals. He remained unmoved Friday. “He gave none of those considerations to his victim. His victim was not given a last meal,” Whitmire said of Brewer, noting that he intends to ensure that the last-meals policy is not revived. Kathryn Kase, interim executive director of Texas Defenders, a nonprofit organization that trains and assists lawyers who represent death row inmates, said the state's decision to end last meals shows a lack of "compassion for the condemned." The action "says more about us, I’m afraid, than perhaps was intended.” “I’m very sorry that the state of Texas has chosen to send that message,” she said. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice does not track the cost of last meals, since they are prepared from food already in the prison kitchen, according to spokeswoman Michelle Lyons. The most popular requests have been hamburgers, she said. Prison cooks have tried to honor all requests, she said -- if not in quantity, then in quality. For instance, Brewer requested a pound of barbecue, but received a smaller amount. Unreasonable food requests are not honored, she said. For instance, an inmate would not be given a Big Mac. “It has to be something that we have the ingredients for, so they know they cannot request a T-bone steak or crab,” Lyons told The Times. Earlier this month, Texas death row inmate Duane Buck ate his last meal of fried chicken, salad, French fries, fried fish, jalapeńo peppers and apples before he was granted a reprieve by the U.S. Supreme Court, officials said. It was not clear Friday whether other states planned to follow Texas in barring last meals of choice. Georgia drew international attention Thursday when authorities executed Troy Davis, a convicted killer who many insisted was innocent. Davis, 42, declined the opportunity to choose his last meal. But he was nonetheless offered a meal tray of grilled cheeseburgers, oven-browned potatoes, baked beans, coleslaw, cookies and grape beverage, corrections officials said in a statement. He apparently refused to eat, according to reporters who witnessed the execution, insisting, "This will not be my last meal." Some states limit the cost of an inmate’s final meal. Florida, for example, limits costs to $40, and the food must be bought locally. Other states don't acknowledge final meals, or they allow inmates to bar public release of their final menu. Virginia prisons limit offenders to items contained on the prison system’s 28-day rotating menu. Still, John Allen Muhammad, the "Beltway sniper," requested that authorities not disclose his last meal when he was executed in 2009. They complied. The Texas prison system had listed final meals of each prisoner as part of its death row website. It removed meals from the list in 2003 after receiving complaints. There have been many memorable last meals, some listed and even depicted in photographs on a series of blogs that including Famous Last Meals and Dead Man Eating. Among the more notable: Ricky Ray Rector, the brain-damaged Arkansas inmate who said he planned to save his pecan pie "for later"; Timothy McVeigh’s two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream and serial killer Aileen Wuornos’ single cup of coffee. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationn ... meals.html

Vic Sage Sep 29 2011 10:14 PM Re: Last meal

Benjamin Grimm wrote: If you're in Texas, you'll take whatever they give you. well, you know, in Texas the chef has to keep that line movin'... and heck, at their kill rate, fancy last meals could bankrupt the system.

Vic Sage Sep 29 2011 10:22 PM Re: Last meal

- a thick, creamy lobster bisque to start; - a porterhouse (blood rare) with a gorgonzola crust, with garlic mashed potatoes and creamed spinach on the side; - warm pecan pie, topped with dulce de leche ice cream it would then be a race to see what killed me first... the State or my massive coronary.

dgwphotography Sep 30 2011 04:01 AM Re: Last meal

Sole francese with linguini in a light butter sauce, and a nice white zinfandel...

MFS62 Sep 30 2011 07:30 AM Re: Last meal

Mixed seafood linguini fra Diavolo, with a big ol' lobster on top, like they make it a one of the local places here. Later

Benjamin Grimm Sep 30 2011 07:37 AM Re: Last meal

Pop-Tarts! Just kidding... I don't think I'd go with anything fancy. Maybe just a big greasy pizza and a two-liter bottle of Coke Classic. And for dessert, some frozen Ring Dings. At a time like that, I think I'd go for comfort food.

metsguyinmichigan Sep 30 2011 02:33 PM Re: Last meal

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Pop-Tarts! Just kidding... I don't think I'd go with anything fancy. Maybe just a big greasy pizza and a two-liter bottle of Coke Classic. And for dessert, some frozen Ring Dings. At a time like that, I think I'd go for comfort food. Pop Tarts, made right here in Grand Rapids! We appreciate the support, though regret that you apparently will not be a repeat customer.

Edgy DC Sep 30 2011 02:36 PM Re: Last meal

Unless you can sneak a file into the meal --- or a key, seeing as I'd have little time left for filing --- I'll pass. Hate this topic.

Fman99 Sep 30 2011 06:26 PM Re: Last meal

Veal marsala, a fresh salad and warm buttered Italian bread. Or chili dogs, whatever, just stick me with the needle and be done with it, I'm totally innocent anyway. Those hookers all had it coming.

themetfairy Sep 30 2011 06:29 PM Re: Last meal

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Pop-Tarts! Just kidding... I don't think I'd go with anything fancy. Maybe just a big greasy pizza and a two-liter bottle of Coke Classic. And for dessert, some frozen Ring Dings. At a time like that, I think I'd go for comfort food. Gnocchi gorgonzola is total comfort food.

Gwreck Sep 30 2011 06:50 PM Re: Last meal

Fman99 wrote: Veal marsala, a fresh salad and warm buttered Italian bread. Or chili dogs, whatever, just stick me with the needle and be done with it, I'm totally innocent anyway. Those hookers all had it coming. We all have a sense of humor here but this is out of line.

Fman99 Sep 30 2011 07:00 PM Re: Last meal

Gwreck wrote: Fman99 wrote: Veal marsala, a fresh salad and warm buttered Italian bread. Or chili dogs, whatever, just stick me with the needle and be done with it, I'm totally innocent anyway. Those hookers all had it coming. We all have a sense of humor here but this is out of line. I know, but baby cows are so delicious. I just can't help myself.

Kong76 Sep 30 2011 07:18 PM Re: Last meal

A large zuppa di pesce, a gallon of chianti classico reserva, and some heavy duty sleeping pills. Figure I'll give them a head start if not do the job myself!

metirish Sep 30 2011 07:40 PM Re: Last meal

I have thought about this, the chicken parm with spaghetti from Quality Diner in Pelham Bay here in the Bronx.....I have eaten this at a lot of places but it is never as good as the one i get there....that with some bread and butter.

themetfairy Sep 30 2011 07:58 PM Re: Last meal

A cannoli with a Starbucks gingerbread latte for dessert.

G-Fafif Sep 30 2011 08:09 PM Re: Last meal

They can just leave me at any Steak 'n' Shake with an open tab. I'd keel over after a couple of days and the state's problem would be solved.

dgwphotography Oct 01 2011 07:01 AM Re: Last meal

themetfairy wrote: A cannoli with a Starbucks gingerbread latte for dessert. Just leave the gun...