11.   The meal began with an espresso-size serving of intensely flavored mushroom soup.

12.   The meal began on the terrace, where we admired the view and enjoyed drinks and beguiling appetizer teasers.

13.   The meal begins with a small wrangle in which Runyon orders steak for Hanson and she finds herself having to insist on the vegetarian dish she wants.

14.   Then the plant begins secreting digestive juices and the meal begins.

15.   We were served this marvelous combination of flavors in Puglia, where restaurant meals always begin with more than a dozen vegetable dishes.

16.   When the meal began, he served foie gras with mango relish and a mesclun salad garnished with fresh raspberries.

17.   You can bet he planned on a black-eyed-pea meal to begin the next New Year.

18.   Your meal could begin with such specialties as fried potatoes and eggs or thinly sliced premium Jabugo ham.

19.   Our meal began with the chicken mulligatawany, a rich, spicy chicken soup served with a squeeze of lime.

20.   Traditional holiday meals begin with soup, dates and yogurt.