The planning for the menu for my wedding had very little to do with me. It had even less to do with my wife. It had everything to do with Manny Cabaleiro, owner of the Radium Beer Hall, and Lina, his former wife and constant business partner. 

I sat on the stoep of Manny’s home and B&B, next door to the Radium, and let the two of them work out just what I wanted and, more importantly, what I was going to get. If I was getting married at the Radium, then it had to be a Radium menu. Which was what we wanted. Prego rolls and chicken. And chips. ..

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