Most people today want a completely multipurpose kitchen with some comfortable seating and informal dining.

Closed-circuit television sets that continually show the evening specials are a new wrinkle for informal dining.

During the day, there is informal dining at the Lagon Bleu, the 29-room hotel's beachside bistro.

The district was popular for music, poetry, comedy, formal and informal dining, and dancing.

The new venue, which was reputed to have the best Singapore Sling in town, had a restaurant downstairs for informal and outdoor dining.

From July 2008 through December 2009, it underwent a massive renovation to its informal dining and athletic facilities.

Mr. Stitt is also following two other trends that began in the big three - informal dining and earthier food.

The Farley Bar offers more informal dining, evening drinks and live music.

And once accustomed to the joys of informal dining, Americans never looked back.

Will uses the parlour for informal dining, with a few friends or when we are alone together.