As apprehensive as this made me feel about dining out, it felt good to be back in the cocoon of my local stationhouse.
Chef Stuart Whitfield talks about the dining experience in this exclusive video interview.
"We're plain spoken, we're not bound by political correctness and we're talking about the kind of things that people are talking about around their dining room tables, " he told us later.
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More than half of those polled (64 percent) said they have a conversation about food and dining on a daily basis, followed by media and entertainment (63 percent), beverages (57 percent), sports, recreation and hobbies (50 percent), and technology (48 percent).
Posh, about an elite Oxbridge dining society - a thinly-disguised Bullingdon Club - played to 100% capacity at the Royal Court in 2010.
Were these women actually whining and worrying about the plight of solo dining for women?
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About 150 guests attended, dining on chilled sweet yellow beet borscht and roasted loin of venison.
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Dining is less about enjoying a meal as indulging in an experience that can take a whole day.
Our dining room was about the size of a gymnasium, a quarter of it already occupied by other Japanese.
All Microsoft execs and managers care about is a cushy job, nice dining room with great benefits and tons of time off.
And was it -- can you say anything about was it a bedroom or a dining area or an open area or something like that?
About twenty of us had barely collected in the dining-room annex for breakfast when the Lady in White arrived.
Before dining on the French delicacy, learn about its origins on a tour of L'Escargot du vieil amandier, a snail farm in the northern Ventoux area of Provence, France.
Many of them apparently felt embarrassed about waving a discount card in front of waiters and dining companions.
So busy are most investment banks, after Bank of Scotland's bid for National Westminster Bank, that finding an analyst able to comment on British banking is about as easy as finding British beef on a French dining-table.
About an hour later, White met with them in the dining room to tell them the day was over.
So when Loubet talks about opening a restaurant with a new food concept, the dining establishment in the city is going to take notice.
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While the internal focus is on dining and creature comforts, outside the Palazzo it is about exploration, and guests are provided bicycles for that purpose.
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Mercedes head Ernst Lieb, Automotive News publisher Keith Crain, racing legend Stirling Moss and Edsel and young Henry Ford all feasted on roast quail and filet mignon, as did about 200 other VIP owners, dealers and journalists who packed the dining room overlooking the beach.
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Though the survey questions are not made public, passengers were asked prior to boarding to rate their satisfaction with the airport they were in, presumably including questions about ticketing and security lines, airport signage, airport navigability and retail and dining options, among others.
Given continued pressure on discretionary spending, movement toward health and personalized experience, and increased desire for covering the social dynamics of dining together, the kinds of companies that help you make decisions about what, when, and how to cook while curating that content or enabling you to personalize your own interests very efficiently are going to be exciting.
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In the meantime, Lynn, who is based in Riyadh, set about expanding the family empire beyond the flagship Gulf Royal Chinese chain to include fine-dining outlets that served fusion cuisine.
Resisting the urge to cheat -- it's daunting dining alone, without an electronic companion -- I take out my journal and start writing about my day.
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