21.   Begin with steak tartare, a dish that is usually plated as a first course, and serve it on Asian soup spoons.

22.   A delightful first course, the dish would also be good on its own as a brunch or light lunch.

23.   A first course of cold minestrone soup was followed by barbecued lamb chops, lobster, sausage and quail.

24.   A glass or two with the first course and a glass or two with the main course add up perilously close to a bottle of wine.

25.   After a first course of crayfish, the waiter offered him a fresh napkin.

26.   But Albano emphasizes that therapy should be the first course of treatment.

27.   But a tart flambee, my first course, was the icebreaker.

28.   Ceviche is eaten anytime, not merely as a first course in the evening.

29.   Chef Erik Cosselmon uses wild mushrooms in this first course that could double as supper, served with a spinach or mixed greens salad.

30.   Consider the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln as a first course for the banquet that is Storm King.