The easiest way to get rid of him was to simply go out, then plead sick in the middle of the appetizer course.

Soup or salad, a hard choice, followed the appetizer course.

If served as an appetizer course, no side dishes are needed.

Brunch, at $34.50 a person, includes appetizer, main course, dessert and coffee.

For $31 one can have appetizer, pasta, main course and dessert; excellent cellar.

Meze is a selection of food served as the appetizer course with or without drinks.

The special, which includes appetizer, soup, main course, beverage and dessert, costs $10 in commodities alone, they say.

Incidentally, sharing an entree can carry a charge of $5, sometimes waived when a meal begins with an appetizer course.