{"id":40228,"date":"2016-07-29T19:28:28","date_gmt":"2016-07-30T01:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=40228"},"modified":"2018-07-12T20:29:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T02:29:02","slug":"friends-gil-fog-dinner-slated-friday-july-29th-youre-invited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=40228","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Gil (FOG) Dinner: World Peace One Meal at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/467;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Piatanzi02.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Piatanzi02.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 700w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Piatanzi02.jpg?size=128x85&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Piatanzi02.jpg?size=256x171&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Piatanzi02.jpg?size=384x256&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Piatanzi02.jpg?size=512x342&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Piatanzi02.jpg?size=640x427&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends of Gil stay past closing time again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">You&#8217;ve probably espied a bumper sticker encouraging everyone to &#8220;Visualize Whirled Peas,&#8221; an obvious homophone for &#8220;Visualize World Peace.&#8221; Some have posited that whirled peas might indeed be the way to world peace. Seriously! I&#8217;m speaking, of course, about hummus, a ubiquitous Middle Eastern food typically made of mashed (whirled) chickpeas. There\u2019s a tiny caf\u00e9 in Israel employing a unique way to promote reconciliation. The restaurant offers a 50-percent discount to any table in which Arabs and Jews elect to sit together. That\u2019s promoting peace through hummus.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/453;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-04.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-04.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-04.jpg?size=128x85&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-04.jpg?size=256x171&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-04.jpg?size=384x256&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-04.jpg?size=512x341&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Waiting for Appetizers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Negotiating world peace over dinner isn\u2019t exactly a novel concept. A New York group named World Peace, One Falafel at a Time aims to bring Jews, Muslims and people of other faiths together over food. The group\u2019s mission statement is clear: Through a shared plate of food we create a common ground that fosters trust and understanding. When people share a simple meal together, boundaries disappear, discussion becomes possible, and healing can begin. We come together not as a meeting of a thousand, but as one hundred meetings of ten. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/522;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-01.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"522\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-01.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-01.jpg?size=128x98&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-01.jpg?size=256x197&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-01.jpg?size=384x295&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-01.jpg?size=512x393&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will it be pizza or another Piatanzi pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">An article published in the Society page of the <em>New York Times<\/em> Sunday edition on May 5, 1918 posited that \u201csoap-boxers emitting hatred and trust\u201d may be having trouble with their stomachs which sometimes direct human action more than the mind does.&#8221; The writer observed that where there are points of disagreement, a good dinner usually settles them.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/453;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-02.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-02.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-02.jpg?size=128x85&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-02.jpg?size=256x171&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-02.jpg?size=384x256&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-02.jpg?size=512x341&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Private Dining Room at Piatanzi was a Magnificent Venue for Dinner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">So, where is this diatribe headed? Maybe nowhere. Maybe it&#8217;s just my reaction to the increased lack of civility (a vast understatement) among politicians and ideologues (on both sides of the aisle) who can\u2019t concede any merit whatsoever about the opposing viewpoint. It\u2019s not enough to disagree with one another&#8217;s opinions or choices, dissenters on both sides seem to have a base need to resort to derisive pejoratives and name-calling. All that without ever sitting down and having a discussion about the issues which divide them, without ever attempting to compromise, without ever acknowledging commonalities&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/453;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-03.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"453\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-03.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-03.jpg?size=128x85&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-03.jpg?size=256x171&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-03.jpg?size=384x256&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FOGIX-03.jpg?size=512x341&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Next Course Please<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Maybe it&#8217;s too simple-minded and naive to suggest all the world&#8217;s problems can be solved over a good meal, but it would certainly be a good start. Might I suggest these &#8220;two sides of the same coin&#8221; politicos attend the next Friends of Gil (FOG) dinner in October. FOG dinners are an exemplar of decorum and civility. FOG members come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide spectrum of political and ideological viewpoints, but for at least a few hours, we put aside any differences we may have and enjoy what makes us most alike&#8211;sharing great food, great conversation, great fun and great friendship. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">The most recent FOG dinner was held on Friday, July 29th at the Juan Tabo location of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=34390\">Piatanzi<\/a><\/strong>, a fantastic Italian restaurant specializing in fabulous small plate Italian creations. Twenty-something FOG members, including several first-timers and &#8220;another Gil&#8221; (we might have been separated at birth) enjoyed a sumptuous repast, several of us staying past closing time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Kudos to Jim Millington and his beautiful Child Bride for putting together another terrific FOG evening. Barb White has graciously volunteered to organize our next outing in October. Look for details on this blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve probably espied a bumper sticker encouraging everyone to &#8220;Visualize Whirled Peas,&#8221; an obvious homophone for &#8220;Visualize World Peace.&#8221; Some have posited that whirled peas might indeed be the way to world peace. Seriously! I&#8217;m speaking, of course, about hummus, a ubiquitous Middle Eastern food typically made of mashed (whirled) chickpeas. There\u2019s a tiny caf\u00e9 in Israel employing a unique way to promote reconciliation. The restaurant offers a 50-percent discount to any table in which Arabs and Jews elect to sit together. That\u2019s promoting peace through hummus. Negotiating world peace over dinner isn\u2019t exactly a novel concept. 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