“Shared dining fortifies us.” — Deng Ming-Dao Quote

Shared dining fortifies us.

If you are what you eat, then you are shaped by what you share as you eat.

If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.

Sharing the same meal reaffirms kinship.

The traditional family table is round. No corners. No sides. No head. No tail. Everything is smooth. The food is in the center, and each family member reaches over the same distance. Someone you love is next to you on each side, and no one is last or at the end. The person farthest away from you is also the person facing you.

For years I have really wanted to create my own special dining experience that people never forget.

When NDTV produced its programmes on 24 hours with leaders on the campaign trail, its biggest draw was the exposure of what the leader is like in their home and at their dining table.

Living in a joint family is like receiving a triple scoop of your favorite ice-cream. It feels so nice when the entire family sits together on the dining table to have food.

There are houses where they don't any longer have dining tables. They will sit in front of the telly and eat.

But there's always a Mass. It's not a formal Mass at all. We're sitting around her dining room table with wine and Eucharist and holding hands. It's very informal and small, but to me that's a wonderful way to have Mass.