1.   And it all began years ago with one lonely woman looking across the eating area of a fast-food restaurant and seeing the face of another lonely woman.

2.   But at the end of one is an eating area, designated by a pair of rattan bar chairs on either side, not your typical row of stools.

3.   But the detailed designs of the fireplace tiles and a small balcony in the kitchen, originally an eating area for servants, were too enticing to pass up.

4.   Eating areas are being designed to look like shops in the subway and a spot in Central Park.

5.   Food is available from a snack bar, and parents can retreat to an eating area in view of most of the play space.

6.   Inside, the mudroom walls came down and a user-friendly eating area was created.

7.   Ivy is very popular for outlining eating areas.

8.   Now the eating area feels as roomy as an apartment kitchen.

9.   One of the prime requests of home buyers is a kitchen that opens to a family room with a distinct eating area.

10.   People walk into the large common eating area, but they waddle out.