But the couple at the next table, nibbling plates of hummus and calamari, barely seemed to notice.
The idea is to grill, smear, dip and wrap, using any and all ingredients scattered around the table, nibbling at any condiments that you have not actually stuffed into a leaf wrapper.
Hiding under the dining table, nibbling on a chair.
As we sat quietly at our table, nibbling at our food and watching the news coverage at the bar, our eyes spoke what our mouths could not say out loud.
The creature enjoyed climbing onto the dining room table and nibbling on leftovers; at one point, its ambitions even larger, it ate someone's pet squirrel.
The girls sat around the table, gingerly nibbling on fruit, avoiding the bacon and eggs, taking turns introducing themselves and sharing their experiences in the industry thus far.
Even these had moments of electric sexiness: Fast Eddie in "The Hustler" stroking a baize table, Hud nibbling on a flower.
The Ziembas, of New Jersey, prefer a secluded spot by the chain-link fence, where their clan set up a picnic table and nibbled on snacks until the first pitch.
It's not uncommon to see Oxford graduate students, American classical guitarists and local social workers with Che Guevara beards sharing tables and nibbling on skewered beef with Indonesian-style peanut sauce (9,900 pesos, or about $4.70 at 2,100 pesos to the dollar).
Seated around an elegantly laid table, the students nibble on scones, practise cutting cakes and learn how to behave like that resoundingly outdated of concepts, an English lady.
