Theresa May did at least get to stay for the dinner of vegetable tart, monkfish and macerated cherries before leaving the room as the other leaders digested her proposals for the future of EU citizens in Britain over coffee and mints.
Dinner consisted of vegetables and small portions of fish and rice.
Some were eating a dinner of grilled vegetables and pizza; others discussed the meltdown of Charlie Sheen, sitcom star turned cautionary tale of drugs, sex and violence.
As night falls, the pace slows as guests relax in the "big house" – a giant open-sided cedar marquee with log fires, sofas and hammocks – and share a communal dinner of organic vegetables and fruit, grown on site.
"I don't have a clue what I'll do," said Dava Sawa, a former Brooklyn resident, over a dinner of potato, vegetable and rice soup today at the church.
There, I was served a multi-course dinner consisting entirely of vegetables.
Here is an example of a daily eating plan: Dinner: Two types of vegetables, meat or beans, rice, potatoes, or bread.
Most nights, I lurked in the dining room's adjacent parlor, pretending to read a book, lest I miss one of the delicious, family-style dinners of roasted vegetables, hearty pastas and grilled meats.
A six-course dinner of seafood, duck, vegetables and cheeses from Long Island, with two wines for each course, will follow.
If it's Tuesday, train again, if not go home and then have an energy bar, then snack on nuts, then dinner of meat and vegetables, then maybe a protein shake".
