The ancient Mayan civilisation of South America predicted that the world would end on December 21, 2012, which happens to be today.If you trust the Mayan calendar then you possibly have a big decision to make: what to eat for dinner on your last day on Earth. The Royal Gazette recently polled our contacts with the question ‘If the world ended on Friday, what would you eat for dinner?’And yes, we’re assuming the world ended after the supper hour.Excuse the pun, but we learned that most people would pig out “like there was no tomorrow”.Deborah Dodson Joell, who has taught cooking classes from her home, said she wanted her last meal to be fillet mignon, rare, with sautéed mushrooms and blue cheese on top; garlic mashed potatoes with lots of butter; lobster bisque with extra croutons; a big piece of strawberry cheese and lots of wine.“If the world’s going to end, I’m going out fat and sassy,” she explained.She was nursing a broken leg after trying to do a flip at the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society’s Christmas party, so let’s hope the end of the world doesn’t involve any running from falling meteors.Robyn Hooper of Masterworks said if it was her last day on her Earth, she would skip dinner altogether.“I was given a sign once that said ‘life’s too short, eat dessert first’,” she said. “That would be how I would eat. I wouldn’t have dinner I would go straight to dessert. It would be crème brûlée, mango sorbet, and cheesecake with strawberry sauce.”Jewellery designer Alexandra Mosher said she’s been on a healthy eating and exercise regime for the past three months, but admitted “if the world were ending, I’d go all out that night”.She’d start her evening with a couple of Sidecar cocktails at Jasmine Lounge, and would then eat whatever Sami at Beluga Bar thought fitting. “He has dreamy ‘art sushi’ and makes up what he thinks you ought to have on the fly,” Ms Mosher said.“Then Hog Penny tenderloin, rare, best steak in the world; Bolero’s truffle fries sometimes I daydream about these.“After a night out dancing to Will Black, half a Jorjay’s Cheeseburger with the works but no pickles; so good, and why I gained those 14lbs pre-boot camp.“And after, at home by the fireside with my fiance, my grandmother Benedict’s no-bake oatmeal peanut butter cookies (these got me through college) and some fresh raspberries right out of the box.”She said chances were that she might forget to eat, considering the hectic holiday period which has her working around the clock in her gallery in the Washington Mall.For Karla Lacey, CEO of the Bermuda Hospitality Institute, most important was who she ate with.She said: “If I knew it was my last meal, for whatever reason, I’d want to enjoy it with my entire family at the table. For that reason, I’d recreate Thanksgiving with a buffet bursting with the bounty of the season. And I’d go back for seconds.”Fairmont Southampton marketing manager Carlita Lodge would enjoy all her sweet favourites. “For my last meal I would have the Waterlot Inn’s sticky toffee pudding. There’s no other dessert quite as sinfully flavourful. Definitely worthy of last-meal status. And in true Bermudian status, I’d wash it down with a classic: Gosling’s family reserve rum. In fact, I might not wait until Friday.”Helle Patterson, who has Estonian and Bermudian heritage, said she would have a couple of glasses of Buck’s Fizz to start with, then a helping of Rossolye (traditional Estonian winter salad) and a slice of black rye bread.“I would have roast pork with crackling, sauerkraut, spicy red cabbage, sliced and fried black pudding [all part of an Estonian Christmas meal], and roast fresh turkey, cassava pie, roast potatoes, veggies. I would finish that off with home-made Christmas pudding and heavy cream.“Combined, they represent my heritage and traditions, and as it’s the last meal who the heck cares about calories or cholesterol?”Even personal trainer Betty Dowling said she would fill up on delicious sweet and savoury treats at the end of the world. “I’d have Talenti salted caramel gelato on top of a warm dark chocolate brownie for stater, lamb chops with truffle macaroni from the Waterlot, and a glass of sparkling peach bubbly to wash it all down,” she said.“I’d then finish it off with a double espresso to keep me awake for the action!”Cratonia Smith, a sales representative at Coldwell Banker, said she would fill up on roast chicken, grilled Bermuda corn, green beans, roast potatoes and cornbread. “And I would have to have a super tall glass of my Daddy’s drink. It is the best,” she added.Chewstick’s Deidra Lee Bean said she had been on a health and nutrition journey for the last little while and wouldn’t want to each much differently if it were her last day on Earth.“I feel like I am approaching living the right way and would go into the end of the world wanting be as conscious of ‘the last time’ as possible.“I would want to consume as many beautiful things as possible, [with] my last meal being probably hummus and celery or a fresh fruit salad accompanied by water,” she said. “I would want to drink in conversations with my family and taste the moment when I first drew breath.”She also said she wouldn’t want to indulge too much lest she be lethargic and not get to “appreciate the end, in sober reality”.Angelo Buglione, the owner of Angelo’s Bistro in the Walker Arcade, said his meal would start with pasta, beans and pork short ribs. That would be followed by linguine with clams and tomatoes, then a meat trio with slow-braised Italian sweet sausage, meatballs and beef medallions.The meal would end with a spicy broccoli rabe sautéed with garlic and peperoncino on Italian rustic bread. “If it’s not possible to have it served on Earth, I will put a special order in for St Peter to take care of it in heaven,” Mr Bugloine said.Runner Natalie Dyrli said she would indulge with McDonald’s cheeseburgers and Taco Bell’s bean burritos — and wash it all down with a Coke. “I love fast food and just don’t get enough of it,” she said.Charity worker Renee Carter would feast on sweet potato au gratin, steamed broccoli and shrimp stuffed with Maryland lump crabmeat. That would be her idea of the perfect end-of-the-world meal.Aderonke Bademosi said her ideal meal would start with a plate of oxtails cooked by her sister-in-law, followed by a Cowboy steak grilled to perfection by her husband and “favourite chef” Mark.She said: “[Almost a year ago] I gave up processed sugar so this year I haven’t eaten cookies, cakes, chocolates, etc. I would throw caution to the wind and grab the Belgian chocolates I have sequestered in my freezer waiting for 2013. I would also grab the piece of cake also hidden in the freezer.“My drink of choice would be a Diet Pepsi or a gin and tonic — lots of tonic, a little gin, a little ice. No fruit. I would have to throw in a cup of strong, black, dark roast coffee.“While this may not sound like a lot — it is the sheer quantities of these items that would be mind-blowing,” Ms Bademosi said.Longtime BMDS member Don Jolliffe said his final meal would be a nod to his homeland of Wales.“My last meal on Earth starts with a glass or two of a good Welsh whiskey called Penderyn, followed by a roasted leg of Welsh lamb with mint sauce, swede mashed with a good dob of butter, Brussels sprouts, roasted potatoes and a gravy made from the stock of the boiled swede. For dessert, a rice pudding with a custard sauce topping.”Mayor of Hamilton Graeme Outerbridge said he would have codfish and potatoes for his final supper “because it’s the best!”Marketing manager DeShae DeShields said her ideal last meal would have to be surf & turf. “[I would want] half a lobster, garlic shrimp skewer, rib eye steak (medium), truffled mac n cheese, stuffed mushrooms and asparagus.”Greenrock executive administrator Chris Backeberg said: “If you asked me about the Last Supper I would have to say that it mattered not so much what we ate but that I could congregate with all the people who have touched my life, make music, dance, sing, talk, share laughter and acknowledgment, and let the universe bring in the new day as it will.”We did find at least one other person besides Ms Bean who said they would stick to a healthy diet plan at The End. Richard Simon, organiser of the annual Just for Laughs Bermuda event said he would stay healthy. “I need to lose a few pounds so I’d eat sensibly,” he said. “I want to look good in the next life.” He later confessed that he’d lied.