(The pre-dinner bread basket, however, is a bore.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Same address, changed atmosphere: 701 shines with new chef, interior] Reference

That had grown into a series of pre-dinner workouts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Timegod's World]

First, there was the pre-dinner cocktails at La Terza.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference

Her watch gave the time as 5: 28, post-tea, pre-dinner.    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Presence of the Enemy]

I made a mental note to stop there for a pre-dinner drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference

These were excellent and perfect with the pre-dinner drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [San Francisco - All Work, No Play... But Definitely Good Eating] Reference

Here in Meesheegun, is time for cocktails and pre-dinner noms.    From Wordnik.com.  [I was young… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference

We each took turns at the stove making these pre-dinner snacks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Savory Chickpea Flour Pancakes (at the Indian Culinary Institute)] Reference

Tony Blair joined us for pre-dinner drinks, but was unable to stay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]

I made a new recipe, Mixed Olive Tapenade, as a pre-dinner munchie.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference

We arrived at Corduroy with enough spare time to enjoy a pre-dinner drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Merry Christmas - Christmas Eve 2007] Reference

It was while she was sipping a pre-dinner glass of wine that he walked in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sweet Anger]

Singers from the Botswana Choral Society provided pre-dinner entertainment.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

That invite was to do canvassing and to join the pre-dinner rally and march.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yepsen: Obama Was The Best At The J-J Dinner] Reference

For now, it's best viewed as a nice deal on pre-dinner drinks and appetizers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Something for the Weekend: Sangria on an Old Town rooftop] Reference

I'm told there's a good bar next to it where we can have a pre-dinner drink. '.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fugitive Bride]

Walking through the pre-dinner reception was an exercise in accident avoidance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Humane Society benefit brings out the tails, tutus and cuff links] Reference

Something on the rocks, neither his usual light beer nor his pre-dinner martini.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.html]

These biscuits are savoury and crisp, nice to nibble on with a pre-dinner drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [car·a·way and black ses·a·me seed bis·cuits] Reference

A few months ago during the most hectic time of the day pre-dinner I did just that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Snap] Reference

My mother has included smoked salmon in the pre-dinner nibbles for many a celebration.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-12-01] Reference

As a pre-dinner ritual, I rubbed my hands together in delight and opened the door for J.    From Wordnik.com.  [Soot Bull Jeep, Koreatown - Dinner In A Chimney] Reference

In all that pre-dinner opportunity for someone to attempt to censor me, it never came up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elayne Boosler: My Dinner With Clinton] Reference

Read along below as she tweets from the pre-dinner reception, main event and after parties.    From Wordnik.com.  [Live Tweeting the White House Correspondents Dinner] Reference

Plus, it started at 2 p.m. - that post-lunch, pre-dinner time that's perfect for finger foods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference

I do not feel up to a game of skill, given these pre-dinner jitters and this fluttering brain.    From Wordnik.com.  [mauvais perdant - French Word-A-Day] Reference

So, even if I had dinner plans for the night, I'd have an early pre-dinner dinner with my girls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arianna Huffington: Introducing HuffPost Family Dinner Downloads: Eat, Talk, Love] Reference

I present for you a few areas of borrowed pre-dinner conversation for your contemplation and continued discussion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tara Stiles: Is There A Formula for Happiness?] Reference

He glanced at the lobby bar -- Mack's Place -- which was open and doing a modest business with the pre-dinner crowd.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]

At one of the pre-dinner receptions, Wilson told Editor and Publisher that he and his wife had “no reason to hide.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Josh Orton: Loving The Softer Side Of Those Ruining Your Country At The WH Correspondents Dinner] Reference

Last Thanksgiving I created a new pre-dinner ritual and it created a bit of a stir but also a lot of thought and success.    From Wordnik.com.  [James M. Lynch: Thanksgiving: Pay it Forward] Reference

Because this drink is full of nutrients, you can think of it as a guilt-free pre-dinner snack - an appetizer, if you will.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent: Sexy Summer Snacking] Reference

Among the head-turners on hand for pre-dinner drinks: golfing legend Arnold Palmer and Superbowl champion quarterback Peyton Manning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dinner With the Queen] Reference

After much pre-dinner snacking on food prepared by Chef Balmat, the team eats a dinner of rice, potatoes, fish or meat and vegetables.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Moving Feast] Reference