There are nine of us, including Magda P., who sits at the head of the table, and all of us are munching grapes and Hershey Kisses from the communal snacks on the table.
From my distractible perspective across the table, though, his semi-eureka experience looked like the misinterpretation of a sugar high, since he'd just eaten seven Oreo Thins from the pile of communal snacks.
The New York Times: Follow-ups on two raging New York controversies: The city health department insists it did not order the end of the venerable pots of free cheese at Sardi's bars; the restaurant, begging to differ, says the communal snack is history.
But there were many others — from the completely unstructured (communal tables for snack and lunch breaks and narrow corridors between presentation areas, which had everyone literally rubbing elbows) to the very structured (labs, masterclasses, workshops).
In the case of the French paradox, it may not be the dietary nutrients that keep the French healthy (lots of saturated fat and alcohol?!) so much as the dietary habits: small portions, no seconds or snacking, communal meals — and the serious pleasure taken in eating.
Leidner crossed the office floor, past a cozy communal sitting area with snacks, a popcorn machine, and two tall water dispensers, which had strawberries floating in them.
But, in general, the snacks stocked in communal refrigerators, pantries or vending machines have little nutritional value.
It can be helpful for everyone to be responsible for their own snacks but to have a communal dinner.
In the same way that she has emphasized individual and communal action rather than attacks aimed at snack-food companies, Obama has promoted the aspirations of young people overseas.
That's the home of Level39, a technology incubator where millennial entrepreneurs share open workspaces, a communal kitchen and a daily ritual of snack breaks featuring freshly baked cookies.
Free communal breakfasts here are a gourmet, sit-down affair, and more yummy snacks are available throughout the day, including at afternoon tea.
