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Company card A Visa card used for business purposes 
                
I used a company card when having lunch with business colleagues.   
                
A special  A combination of dishes (usually for lunch) 
                
The special today is chicken pasta.
                
Dish Food served on a plate
                
My favourite dish is fish.  Do they have any fish specials? 
                
Breakfast Morning food
                
I do not have breakfast before leaving for work.  I just grab a coffee. 
                
Lunch Midday food 
                
I had a lunch with clients yesterday.  We went to Luigi’s, a new restaurant downtown. 
                
Dinner End of the day food 
                
I have dinner around 6 pm.  In Europe they eat later. 
                
Brunch Usually a Saturday late breakfast
                
I had brunch with friends on the weekend. It was lovely. 
                
Meal Breakfast lunch or dinner 
                
I had a big meal the other day. 
                
Entrée The first dish 
                
I like soup for entrées. Salads are good too. 
                
Main course The principal dish 
                
My main course was a steak. 
                
Dessert A sweet dish after a meal 
                
I like ice cream for dessert.  Jim likes chocolate. 
                
Drinks To have a drink (usually alcoholic) 
                
We had drinks last week.  We had a lot of fun.
Finger food Food you eat with your fingers
                
They have finger food at the bar. 
                
Draught A beer (pronounced draft)
                
I had a draught last week with friends. 
                
A bite A small amount of food 
                
Let’s go for a bite.
                
Snack When you eat between meals you have a snack
                
I want a snack.  Do you have time? 
                
Nibble Like a snack
                
Do you nibble?   I do not nibble between meals. 
                
A bar A place that serves drinks
                
Let’s go to Fridays. It is a great bar. 
                
A hang out A place you go to often like a bar 
                
I have a great hang out near work.   Do you want to go for a drink next week after work? 
                
The local pub A friendly bar (UK)
                
The local pub is great.  They have a warm atmosphere. 
                
Power lunch To have a business lunch
                
I had a power lunch with the team last week.  It was at the new steak house in the area. 
                
The menu The document used to order food
                
They had a lunch menu and a dinner menu.   The lunch menu is cheaper.
Technique builders (Percentages) 
               
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