And the food, though it was dished up in a strange collection of mismatched plates, was better than any Rayhad eaten since he left Mu.

Park Avenue Cafe has a stylish American motif, with mismatched plates with graphic designs, green leather booths, antique toys scattered about and American folk art.

She'd already set the table, making the mismatched plates and bowls look cheerful and clever instead of careless.

Most main courses, which are served on mismatched decorative plates, carry a diverse cast of ingredients.

They eat off mismatched plates, buy in bulk, sleep in dormitory-style rooms and eat in spare, industrial-size kitchens.

Three mismatched plates and a shallow ceramic soup bowl occupied the lowest shelf, a row of china teacups hung from hooks on the bottom of the shelf above.

A small drop-leaf table was set with a couple of mismatched plates and glasses which had animated cartoon figures dancing around the rims - jelly glasses, Ben thought with amusement.

M Map Remember when the best Russian food was served in somebody's crowded living room, on tiny mismatched plates, on a table cluttered with dried flowers in vases and framed photographs?

Mr. Patkin's installation at Malo's showroom in Milan consisted of 365 mismatched plates, which he bought at a Vermont flea market.

"Or, if they don't, they would just as soon keep eating on their mismatched plates, and what they really want is a composter."