Even after a vast roast dinner I loiter in the kitchen, pretending to wash up, so that I may pick the carcass.
Since my family will be having a vast Christmas dinner with a raft of Australian fly-in guests spreading through several rooms, I have made it known, in my position as patriarch, that I favour a simple solution to the question of which big bird to feature, goose or turkey.
And, unlike the vast majority of dinner conversations, the excitement over this idea didn't end with dessert.
And despite the dinner's vast and visible attendance, it has remained discreetly under the radar.
We explore the 136-acre island, struck by how wild it all still feels, and then head to The Kitchen, the main restaurant and bar by the vast saltwater pool for dinner.
The condor has evolved to be attracted to novel objects and activity as it must constantly scour vast landscapes for its dinner, be it dead cows, deer or, for the coastal cousins, elephant seals and beached whales.
The following evening, 160 people appeared for the rehearsal dinner, meaning the vast majority of those who planned to attend the actual wedding.
The battle for breakfast Western purveyors of salty, fatty delectables such as McDonald's and KFC serve up vast quantities of lunch and dinner in China.
Even in London, dinner parties were vast; at her house in Charles Street, Mrs Ronnie Greville had 56 guests to dinner in 1928.
Although dinner options are vast in the city, Shree Thaker Bhojanalay is one of Mahesh and Sam's go-to vegetarian restaurants (31 Dadisheth Agyari Lane, opposite GT High School, Kalbadevi, +91 22 22069916; around £12 for two thalis).
