"I'm saving money by having a free lunch, " she says while noshing at the luncheon.

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Some of the flops, notably, were early ventures into more healthful noshing.

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Mr. Rackley and his teammate, Mr. Knight, hung out in the marina, nabbing fish that were noshing on the algae growing on the wood pilings.

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In line, the discussion among shareholders, noshing on the coffee and pastries provided by Apple, centered on how Apple should spend the cash and boost the share price.

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While you're noshing, the hotel will pack you a complimentary picnic lunch of fresh fruit, delectable meats, and stellar cheeses, and give you vouchers for your wine-tasting excursion to three wineries: Bernardo, Orfila, and Belle Marie.

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Indeed, during a visit earlier this summer, business was brisk at a Ravella hotel bar which has Tuscan-inspired views of manicured hedges surrounding a fire pit, with customers sipping martinis and noshing on pappardelle with veal meatballs.

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At Balmoral bistro bar, which overlooks the main plaza, enjoy live jazz Thursdays through Saturdays while noshing on dishes such as signature beef tataki topped with roasted sesame seeds and Quebecois maple syrup, or a traditionally French beef bourguignon.

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Walking with us are white-collar retirees, accountants and lawyers, to name a few, who choose to spend the day in waterlogged clothes and each night warming up by a wood-burning stove while noshing on MREs from a camping store.

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