PowerLine's post 'The Limits of Populism' (powerlineblog . com/archives/007340.php) directs us to this MidHudson Valley News article:

A member of the Kerry advance team called Nikola's Restaurant at the Newburgh Yacht Club the night before and ordered 19 five-star lunches to go that would be picked up at noon Friday. Management at the restaurant, which is operated by CIA graduate chef Michael Dederick, was told the meals would be for the Kerry and Edwards families and actor Ben Affleck who was with them on the tour.

The gourmet meals to go included shrimp vindallo, grilled diver sea scallops, prosciutto, wrapped stuffed chicken, and steak salad. The meals came to about $200.

Sure beats Value Menu chili!

Previous Wendy's coverage starts here.

(Via Glenn "Instapundit" Reynolds, instapundit . com/archives/016940.php)