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Everybody, including the president’s stern chief of security (Thomas Aquino), is skeptical of Creasy’s preparedness for the job, but Paul welcomes Creasy to multiple dinners with his family, including sullen teenage daughter Poe (Billie Boullet).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026 -
Even food editors who cook all day need easy weeknight dinners.—
Joe Sevier,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Start your morning at Nora’s Fish Creek Inn, a local-favorite spot serving up hearty breakfasts, or the bakery Persephone Westbank, then find your dream Western outfit at the Lela Rose Ranch flagship store.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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Days begin at Le Plage, the freshwater pool fringed with parasols and a softly trickling waterfall, where breakfasts of eggs, local bread, warm pastries, and fresh juice appear on the long communal table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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At the event guests had the opportunity to encounter Alice, enjoy boutique shopping, and indulge in teas, pastries, tea sandwiches, champagne, live music, and informal modeling.—
Rancho Santa Fe Review,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The two fruit teas are the sunrise tea — strawberry fruit tea with orange juice on top — and the sunset tea — a mango fruit tea with a butterfly pea flower on top.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Diners often treat buffets like a game; there are online forums where people share strategies for maximizing the experience.—
Emily Heil,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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Traditional buffets The city’s leading holiday buffet remains the Omni Fort Worth ballroom brunch.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those types of lunches were later served on lunch wagons and, finally, in restaurants like Ono Hawaiian BBQ.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Families can also borrow toys to bring home, and return to enjoy snacks and amenities.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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For something quick, the hotel’s market stocks local wine and beer alongside snacks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Reporters, editors and guests of the many publications in attendance filed in, searching for their tables, yapping with old – or possibly new – friends and lining up to get a photo in front of the main table.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Secret Service and other authorities swarmed the banquet hall at the Washington Hilton as guests ducked under tables by the hundreds.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Anaheim Hills Women’s Club is a social organization that hosts monthly luncheons, which are open to all women interested in fun and friendships.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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From ladies luncheons to wedding and baby showers, guests will love this soft pink drink.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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