1.  Admittedly, this is a fair amount of work for what is, after all, casual food.

2.  Even old-fashioned places for casual food on the Upper East Side seem to have a trendiness about them.

3.  Her mother prepared regional dishes with local ingredients, and Ms. Cornet become interested in professional cooking while in high school, when she worked in casual food bars.

4.  In the diner by the swimming pool, casual food is more than affordable and there are movie-reel props to complement the large-screen TV.

5.  It is easier to serve casual food and charge less when the place seats hundreds.

6.  However, in Japan sales have improved during the economic recession as people shift from luxury restaurants to casual food outlets.