Saturday, July 26, 2014, 1-3pmCommonwealth Restaurant and Skybar Charlottesville, VA

Join Marietta for a leisurely lunch featuring specially prepared Middle Eastern food to toast the chapter set in Iraq in The Philosopher's Table. The engaging staff and setting at the Commonwealth Restaurant and Skybar partners well with philosophizing and socializing. Menu includes Garbanzo Bean Hummus, Garlic Lemon Toasted Pita Chips, Fattoush, Chicken and Cherry Tomato or Vegetable Kabobs, Lentil Cakes, Rice Pilaf, Toubouli-Bulgur Wheat and your choice of Cinnamon and Date Cake or Zlabya Cookies. Marietta's talk is scheduled for 1:45, an interactive conversation about Spiritual Hunger shared by humans across time and place, July's topic in the book. How alike we are! All three of Marietta's books will be available for sale and signing.