Each session starts with a meal, followed by a talk (often a video of one by Nicky Gumbel) and then discussion in small groups.

Unlike the Marriage Course, the parenting courses use a similar format to Alpha: a meal followed by a talk and group discussions.

A delicate miso soup can begin a meal, followed by daunting offerings of sushi, such as butter-soft yellowtail and satisfying spider rolls.

We've chartered a yacht that will take us out to sea for a five-course meal followed by a champagne celebration.

A meal of sautéed octopus, followed by pan-fried steak with garlic, cost around $30, including two glasses of red wine and dessert.

After general history came another meal, followed by a long afternoon spent trying to harness and expand Marika's talents.

Midday was a time when people stayed in the shade and had the main meal followed by a nap, a practice similar to the modern siesta.

My meal of tomato and mozzarella salad, followed by spaghetti with octopus sauce, could have fed two.

A cavalcade of horse-pulled sleighs and sledges went from one manor house to another, entertained everywhere with hearty meals followed by dances.

A five-course meal for $29.95, followed by a complimentary Spencer's Kiss, a cordial, will be served.