My assistant said, \u201cYou have received an invitation from Holk Xanthoulian. He is embarking on a new menu and invites, and I quote, \u2018a select coterie of the cognoscenti to sample its superlative assemblage of tastes, textures, and titillations.\u2019\u201d \u201cHe has a flair for the alliterative,\u201d I said. \u201cSadly, that is true,\u201d my assistant said. \u201cShall I decline?\u201d | Copyright 2018 by Matthew Hughes. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices