Festive banquets, sinful suppers, long-spun-out lunches were as frequent and at times as Lucullan as in the days of the Regency.
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Our table is not Lucullan, by any means; and we rarely have game out of season, hothouse fruit or many flowers.
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Even the thought of wading through all those culinary exotica made me long for a simple, straightforward meal, and not an indulgent, Lucullan hyper-fest.