Robert C. Pritikin, Chenery House, and Wendy's: Bob Pritikin Anna Ayala Chili Finger Motorcoach Wendy's Culinary Adventure.

Comment: I know, I know. It's not exactly art, but it's kinda art. Let's call it a performance piece. Local panjandrum, Bob Pritikin, owner of the famed Chenery House, rents a motorcoach and invites 30 close friends and family to dine at the San Jose Wendy's where Anna Ayala pulled her brilliant I-found-a-human-finger-in-my-chili stunt. The art part is that Pritikin, a creative colossus with time on his hands, buys a bag of mini breadsticks, then takes each one, draws two sets of three parallel ink lines on it to simulate joints, and tops it with a press-on nail like the kind you buy at the drugstore. Voila-- fingers. So off we all bus to San Jose-- full cocktail service, of course, provided-- with intrepid Bob and his zip-lock baggie of ersatz fingers at the vanguard. Once at Wendy's, chili is ordered, and Bob carefully places a single handcrafted simu-digit into each sumptuous cup just before it's served-- and there you go. Dinner. So what are we waiting for? Let's eat!