But, don't you see? That was the beauty of meat-on-a-stick! It could so easily be incorporated into any situation!

"I'm getting the giant thing on the stick," Amaua confirmed with a nod, because she was nothing if not committed to a bit. And it had been the reason this restaurant won out over so many countless others.

"Will you be running the risk of rice with the risotto?"

Hey, she'd already sacrificed a pun, she should at least get some alliteration!