| First dates can be nerve wracking. Many | | | | should be concentrating on your date, |
| people avoid a dinner or food-based | | | | not your plate! |
| first date because it opens tremendous | | | | Appetizers: |
| opportunity for messy and embarrassing | | | | Potato skins |
| mishaps. Spilling on your shirt, sauce | | | | Veggies or chips and dip |
| stains around your mouth, seeds in your | | | | Calimari |
| teeth � let�s face it, food can be | | | | Chicken tenders |
| pretty unsexy. | | | | Crab cakes |
| Some people go so far as to ban eating | | | | Spring rolls |
| on a first get together, or they choose | | | | Main Courses: |
| low-pressure, low-contact methods of | | | | Wraps or fajitas |
| meeting people that don�t involve | | | | Sushi |
| food. But even at a speed dating event, | | | | Fettucini Alfredo (it won�t stain as |
| or group social, food is likely to play | | | | spaghetti sauce does) |
| at least a minor role, so it�s really | | | | Korean BBQ/hibachi |
| best to learn how to master the | | | | Fish & chips |
| situation instead of running away from | | | | Oysters |
| it. | | | | Dessert: |
| Don�t give up on food for your first | | | | Fruit |
| date. There is a fool-proof way to get | | | | Cheesecake |
| through the situation without turning it | | | | Crepes |
| into a sloppy, food-stained nightmare. | | | | Mousse |
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| are foods that will not fall all over | | | | Candy |
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