March 13, 2006
Peter Kastner
with the Anne Frank Band
U.S. Cookbook

Two diners were asked to pick one menu each from a selection of eight Texas deathrow inmates' last meals. The images of all eight felons were hung on the wall, with the unselected corresponding photographs removed once the diners made their choices.

One diner (Joe Ahearn) chose the James Powell Menu, which consisted of a single pot of coffee. The second diner (Taisha Hutchison) selected the Stanley Baker, Jr. Menu, a feast of: Two 16 oz. rib-eyes, one lb. turkey breast (sliced thin), twelve strips of bacon, two large hamburgers with mayo, onion, and lettuce, two large baked potatos with butter, sour cream, cheese, and chives, four slices of cheese or one half pound of grated cheddar cheese, chef salad with blue cheese dressing, two ears of corn on the cob, one pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and four vanilla Cokes or Mr. Pibb.

The Anne Frank Band (Tianna Kennedy + friends) began improvising sound to the food and images and bios of the chosen inmates once the menus were selected. They played the duration of the meal, which lasted nearly three hours. Diners were not allowed to share.