But over all, the appetizers did exactly what they were meant to do: they primed us for dinner.
Downing Street, which was shaken on Friday by Andy Coulson's resignation, faces renewed questions about its links with News Corp after the Independent disclosed today that James Murdoch met the prime minister for dinner over Christmas at the Oxfordshire home of the News International chief executive, Rebekah Brooks.
The Conservative Party has revealed the names of individuals who have given "significant" donations to the party and also met the prime minister for dinner.
Thus far, Wolfoods has served poached eggs Florentine for breakfast, prime rib for dinner, and has already, within the first week, gained a new local produce vendor less than two minutes down the road.
For me, RuPaul's Drag Race, the drag queen competition-based reality TV show that's in its ninth season, is prime fodder for dinner conversations with my friends.
Days later the former prime minister flew to Bucharest for dinner with Victor Ponta, the Romanian prime minister, while on his way to Israel, where he carries out work in his role as Quartet Representative to the Middle East.
RESERVATIONS Call as many as six weeks ahead for prime dinner times, just a few days ahead for lunch.
He then went to Jerusalem for dinner with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
Tony Blair, the British prime minister, was late arriving for dinner, and the president was offered a chance to rehearse again but said he was ready.
DINING OUT Two of the most popular dinner spots among the local business set are the PRIME RIB (410-539-1804, about $165 for dinner for two, including wine and tip) and POLO GRILL (410-235-8200, $90).
The day before the assassination, North Korea thumbed its nose at its lone ally, firing a medium-long-range missile into the Sea of Japan, shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump sat down for dinner with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, of Japan.
