Kidder, however, has already moved on to preparations for a dinner for three that Smith is hosting in the sitting room.

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The nearly inevitable wait for dinner (two or three hours at prime time, unless you e-mail ahead for a reservation) is made more pleasant by a free kegger.

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Now celebrating its 57th year, Brafa opened last week with its customary three days of previews for the elite, beginning with a gala dinner on the 18th attended largely by European nobles, with larger events the following two nights.

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Each evening we had just enough to prepare fresh lobster tidbits as an appetizer before going out to dinner, and we had a feast of two or three broiled-and-buttered tails for each one of us on our last night.

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