Sentence examples for before the diners from inspiring English sources
A plate might sit on the table for five minutes or so before the diners turn their attention to it.
And it was what lead him, far more than five minutes later (he was nervous, he shakily told Nocturnalist) to kneel down on one knee before the diners and Ms. deBortoli and propose marriage.
Tablecloths are whisked off tables and silverware and glasses slapped down before the diners who have just finished have even made it to the door.
"I've been doing the carpentry class my whole bid, but before the diner I was doing little boxes and plaques that you send home," he said.
Tableside service, and its brief, shining acts of slicing, deboning, saucing and meticulously pampering food before the diner's eyes, has been popping up in many unexpected places in New York, from a restaurant focused on kaiseki to one that is progressive and French to a tiny Italian trattoria on a quiet street in Brooklyn.
By contrast, the Walt we see in the rest of the episode, which presumably takes place at least a month or two before the diner scene, is in full-on "I won" mode.
The dishes, presented at the RAC's graduate art show, featured food that wiggles on the plate, food with tentacles that move back and forth, as well food that puffs up—all before the diner has even sat down. .
The sous chefs set all the component parts on the pass – the area where dishes are assembled before being sent to the diners – and the entire staff gathered around in silence to watch Nilsson model how this course would be composed on the plate.
The fellow delivering dishes was on target, placing them before the correct diners, but other servers seemed to be on automatic pilot.
It was 7 30 p.m., minutes before the 12 diners schmoozing on the opposite side of the kitchen wall would sit down to an elaborate eight-course tasting menu.
The opening strains of the AC/DC song "Hell's Bells" rip through the room as the servers place the bowls before the 10 diners seated around the stark white table.
