But for those of us in the restaurant industry, Noma’s announcement felt less like a seismic event and more like the dampened thud of a silver spoon falling on a plush dining-room carpet.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/noma-copenhagen-fine-dining-unsustainable/672738/?utm_source=feed

He spread a sheet over the dining-room table, laid him out, and operated, my grandfather blinking drowsily under local anesthetic.

Source: https://www.mhpbooks.com/read-an-excerpt-from-noreen-masuds-new-book-a-flat-place/

In the first episode, Joe discovers Malcolm dead on his dining-room table after a wild night out.

Source: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/you-eat-the-rich-killer-49087011

There’s not much urgency or lust, even as they move from the front door straight to the dining-room table for a sex scene.

Source: https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/03/harry-styles-and-emily-ratajkowski-good-looking-bad-at-kissing.html?via=rss

Whether because of greed or inexperience, a restaurateur who gets a three-star or four-star rating, may pack the house beyond the capacities and temperaments of its kitchen and dining-room staff.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/dining/mimi-sheraton-writing-prose-recipes.html