When table talk splintered, he shouted, "One conversation!" The banter was lively and civil except when someone pointed out that Lady Ashton, the European Union's foreign-policy chief, was dining nearby with Avigdor Lieberman, the Israeli foreign minister.
Venezuela Saudita Saudi Venezuelaa) seemed to be doing so well that in 1989, even with oil prices dipping, Mr Pérez invited 27 heads of state and 800 foreign dignitaries to dine on lobster and bubbly at his second inauguration.Some policies were sensible.
And if you do, it's in the airport or at the hotel's dining area in some foreign land.
You might also read the 36 Hours column on St . Petersburgby the New York Times foreign correspondent Clifford J. Levy (May 13 , 2007, which has museum and dining options.
In a country where the fine dining restaurant business is largely dominated by foreign nationals and white South Africans, Mr Mabuza is one of the very few black South Africans to own a stake in the industry.
But hip foreign foods like tapas and sushi can get people used to dining after work without feeling like grandparents.
China's rich people trust foreign brands, cherish service and like to display their wealth, including by dining out -- all good from the point of view of hotel operators and luxury retailers.
In Moscow, Secretary Powell dined with Foreign Minister Igor S. Ivanov tonight after laying a wreath in Pushkin Square, where a terrorist bomb killed 13 Russians in August last year.
Business traffic in and out of Osaka, domestic and foreign, has risen sharply in the past decade -- contributing, perhaps, to the increase in fine dining spots there.
