The Royal Tour featured thirteen ceremonial meals and six smaller occa- sions such as a tea or a garden party, each precipitating minute examination in the print media. In their elaborate descriptions of sumptuous dishes and glitter- ing banquets, newspapers encouraged a form of culinary tourism and escapism in the midst of the privations and anxieties of the Depression. Unconnected to the more ordinary fare eaten by the King and Queen in their private dining car on board the Royal Train, the three specific banquets examined in this chapter were all extraordinary public meals that fit easily into the category of symbol and fantasy.