Where do you eat at home

[VaPhil]

The napkin thread got me thinking about this.
We tend to eat in front of the tv or on the porch 90% of the time. The dinning room is used for guests and special dinners.
How about you?

VaPhil

[Mrs. Fury]

Hey Phil! Nice to see you. We eat on the couch. We probably use the dining room table once a year.

[PNG]

Outside or living room.

[jshushan]

On my easy chair watching TV/video usually. Sometimes I just stand in the kitchen area and eat.

Jonathan

[Cocktailtime]

We eat on couch the most, but sometimes at our kitchen peninsula. Dining room table not so much.

[Bill in Tally]

We eat in front of the TV when it is just my wife and I. When we have company or family we generally eat at the dining room table for dinner and in the breakfast nook for other meals.

[justagirl]

Glad you joined us here Phil! Welcome :)

If it's just me, I'll usually eat in the living room area on a TV tray while I'm checking my email and such. If even one other person is over to eat, dining room table.

A lot of times though, I have a nice lunch and just a dinner snack, so just picking something in the kitchen or such, no real 'fork and plate'.

If I go through the effort to make a fine meal, even if just for my self, I'll sit at the table. But it's kinda boring sitting in the dining room all by myself.

[JudiB]

Always at my dining room table... but it's because of the way the house is arranged.

Some of you have been over here, so you understand. It's the most comfortable place to eat, and we can see the tv or hear the music if it's on.

[Dilfan]

We make it a point to try to have a family meal every night, at what could best be described as the "breakfast table", located in a small nook just off of the kitchen. The only time we use the dining room is when we have company for holidays. We also keep the TV off during meals (except in rare instances such as bad weather, breaking emergency news, etc.), and allow the answering machine to get the phone while we're eating.
I know it's old fashioned, but that's the way I was raised, and I believe that "family time" has fallen by the wayside in today's society, so I want my daughter to share that concept.

[EatinAintCheatin]

When it's just me and my wife, we eat on TV trays with the TV on while sitting on our lazyboy recliners. Even for very nice meals, with wine. Occasionally, when the weather permits, we will eat on the bistro table on the patio, especially if I'm grillin'.

If we have two additional people over, then we eat at the kitchen table. More than 4 and we'll use our dining room.

[buzd]

TV trays for us too. The Dining room table is for holding other stuff.

[jodyrah]

Kitchen island in front of the tv. Husband and I used to have dinner in the dining room once a week. Flowers, candles, cocktails, bottle of wine. Forgot about it till this thread. Will have to get back to it.

[justagirl]

I do try to keep the dining table clean and free of clutter. It's hard because it's the first room when you open the front door...the perfect place to throw your stuff. I also like to have fresh flowers in a pretty vase at all times. Make me happy and my happiness is all that matters to me...LOL

[bdavid]

Gosh, these responses surprise me! We - and it's just the two of us at home - eat at the dining room table for just about all meals. We'll eat pizza on the couch in front of the television, but that's about it. I couldn't abide the noise/site of a television in the dining room or kitchen.

[globe9]

I grew up eating just about every meal with the family at the dining room table. My parents were big on that and I'm very glad that they were. I sometimes thought it was a pain as I wanted to watch tv, but I appreciate the family time and togetherness now.

When my GF and I are both home in time for dinner, we do eat in the dining room. We usually eat, drink a glass of wine or beer, and talk about how each other's day went. Rarely though are we home together for dinner. When I'm home alone, I will eat in the den with the tv on. I'm sorry Feng if that offends you, but it is boring sitting in a quiet dining room all alone eating one's meal. Most of my dinners are not "gourmet" experiences to be savored and relished with each bite. I'll usually just eat a big salad, or something simple like red beans & rice or black eyed peas.

[nolagirl]

I live alone, and I also REALLY watch my calories when I am not indulging in a fine meal at a restaurant or someone else's home. I do not cook at all except for eggs, so when I eat at home I am mostly just heating things up or having a sandwich or cereal or cottage cheese, fruit, etc. So at home I usually eat standing up in my tiny kitchen with the newspaper spread out over the range. :-) Swear to God I do still consider myself a foodie, though. Seriously.

[Suzy Wong]

Glad you joined us here Phil! Welcome :)

If it's just me, I'll usually eat in the living room area on a TV tray while I'm checking my email and such. If even one other person is over to eat, dining room table.

A lot of times though, I have a nice lunch and just a dinner snack, so just picking something in the kitchen or such, no real 'fork and plate'.

If I go through the effort to make a fine meal, even if just for my self, I'll sit at the table. But it's kinda boring sitting in the dining room all by myself.


You wouldn;t be alone here,
My cats will gladly join you ON the dining room table;)

[Maxine]

I always eat at the dining room table with a tablecloth, real napkins, china, a crystal wine glass and a candle, even if it's just me. I can eat the most wonderful dinner but if it's in front of the television, it might as well be Kraft Mac and Cheese. And, alternatively, I can have leftovers or a relatively plain bowl of pasta but if it's at the dining room table, it seems so much more special.

[MindyMoo]

We eat at the kitchen peninsula (I like that description!). It's bar height (higher than a table), which I think is nice. But when the boy gets old enough to eat with us, to the dining table we will go, because his high chair would not make him as tall as we are... plus I think the "dinner table" concept is good for children as a way of instilling family values. Those values won't disappear if you don't let them!

[jimbeaux]

I have 3 young kids and think family meal time is extremely important. We always eat at the kitchen island because its big and all five of us can sit around it. If we have guests over we eat at the dining room table.

[edible complex]

brekkie in bed!

[Schuarta]

We eat at the dining table. The (smallest) Del Webb (senior ghetto) design, in which we live, uses the philosophy of a (small) Great Room, combining the dining and living rooms with the kitchen. So, all meals are at the table.

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[Jerry]

At the dining table or just outside of it by the pool.
...Weather permitting.

Only pizza on the couch.

[Great Danish]

I am by myself for a month at the time while hubby works overseas. During this time I usually eat in the kitchen, standing up - making a meal out of whatever is handy (sharing most of what I have with three dogs). I rarely cook just for myself. When hubby is home I love to cook elaborate meals and we always eat at the table in the breakfast nook. It is nice to be able to enjoy our meal and converse with each other. When the weather is nice we eat at our patio set on the deck - it is much more civilized here once he gets home.;)

Jen

[Shannon]

Usually at the built-in breakfast table in our kitchen/den (kind of L-shape open great room of sorts). I don't have tv trays, but the TV is in the den, which is connected to the breakfast area/built-in table, which is connected to the kitchen. The tv can be seen from the table, much to my frustration.

I grew up in a family that ate on tv trays (the table top often could not be found under piles of whatever). My husband grew up in a family that ate together every night, at the table, in a very civilized manner, no tv. The family talked. I loved that - and to me, doing so was a rebellion against the 'everyone for themself, in front of the tv' lifestyle I knew. But ... he is also a rebel, and would rather eat in front of the tv - something he never knew. So far, he's winning. *sigh*

[Isabella Maja]

Whether it's the two of us or we're dining solo, we sit at the dining table in the kitchen. No TV, no phone interruptions. We usually put on some nice music & candles.

We're working on our house to get the dining room back. It's going to take a major shift of furniture in all of the house, but I'm really looking forward to having a big dining room table again & all the big group dinners.