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The Wabash group was joined by Ross King, his nephew Ben, for a feast where Machiavelli used to dine.

The "feast" was one incredible meal. We started with the traditional antipasta: three crostini with liver, mushroom and live spreads. There was salami, prosciutto, a stuffed mushroom, and very thin sliced ham fat over fresh field greens. The appetizer was serviced with a 2008 Vernaccia di San Gimignano white wine.

The pasta dish came next - flat egg noodes with a beef ragu. The highligh was the large pasta stuffed with riccota cheese and spinach.

The feast not only featured traditional food but was the traditional in that we enjoyed it over a 3.5 hour time frame.

The beef tenderloin was as tasty as it was beautiful. The reduction on the side was a red wine and balsamic vinegar reduction.

Dessert was just as wonderful as the rest of the meal - perhaps a bit more decadent. It was a very nice vanilla ice cream dusted with cocoa. The small dessert bar was smothered in roasted nuts.

Ross King was a gracious guest throughout the two days with us. After the meal he signed every student's copy of "Brunelleschi's Dome."

The author signing another book.