Ha! I had no problem eating - the real cutlery just blended in with the rest, I just had to go slow (everything did end up cold!), and watch where MY implements were going. I did whack my dinner table neighbour with the spatula a couple of times by accident whilst cutting the steak, but she readily forgave me and even wiped off my pipe wrench after it went into the sour cream.
first prize!!! it had been decided that I just couldn't win the costume again this year (I did win for my cow costume a couple of years ago), but when I walked in and stayed in character for the whole evening - they decided I had earned it - YAY!!!