| First dates can be nerve wracking. Many | | | | Chicken tenders |
| people avoid a dinner or food-based first | | | | |
| date because it opens tremendous opportunity | | | | Crab cakes |
| for messy and embarrassing mishaps. Spilling | | | | |
| on your shirt, sauce stains around your | | | | Spring rolls |
| mouth, seeds in your teeth � let�s | | | | |
| face it, food can be pretty unsexy. | | | | Main Courses: |
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| Some people go so far as to ban eating on a | | | | Wraps or fajitas |
| first get together, or they choose | | | | |
| low-pressure, low-contact methods of meeting | | | | Sushi |
| people that don�t involve food. But | | | | |
| even at a speed dating event, or group | | | | Fettucini Alfredo (it won�t stain as |
| social, food is likely to play at least a | | | | spaghetti sauce does) |
| minor role, so it�s really best to learn | | | | |
| how to master the situation instead of | | | | Korean BBQ/hibachi |
| running away from it. | | | | |
| | | | Fish & chips |
| Don�t give up on food for your first | | | | |
| date. There is a fool-proof way to get | | | | Oysters |
| through the situation without turning it into | | | | |
| a sloppy, food-stained nightmare. Simply | | | | Dessert: |
| choose safe, sexy foods. These are foods | | | | |
| that will not fall all over you, and will not | | | | Fruit |
| litter your clothes and area with an | | | | |
| unattractive mess. | | | | Cheesecake |
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| The following foods are sexy. Try them (or | | | | Crepes |
| ones similar) for your first date, and be | | | | |
| surprised at how quickly a meal can go from | | | | Mousse |
| an excruciatingly unnatural situation to a | | | | |
| great opportunity for conversation and fun. | | | | Cookies |
| Remember, you should be concentrating on your | | | | |
| date, not your plate! | | | | Candy |
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| Appetizers: | | | | Justin Parfitt is the CEO and Founder of |
| | | | FastLife International, the world's largest |
| Potato skins | | | | speed dating and singles events company. At |
| | | | first catering to speed dating in Melbourne, |
| Veggies or chips and dip | | | | Sydney, and the rest of Australia, FastLife |
| | | | has grown to host speed dating in London, New |
| Calimari | | | | York, and 45 other cities in 6 countries. |
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