“If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would you choose?”

• Do you think it’s important for families to eat together at least once a day? When is the best time for the family to eat together: during breakfast, lunch or dinner?
• What do you normally talk about during mealtimes? What are the typical topics of conversation?
• When you’re having a family meal at home, are there normally a lot of distractions which prevent proper conversation? How screen-free are your mealtimes? Do you think families should ban screens during mealtimes?
• The kids in video obviously enjoy spending time with their parents. Do you think this will change in the future when they start growing up?
• Do you think parents spend enough time with their kids these days? Did parents spend more time with their kids in the past?
• Where and with who do you normally have the three typical daily meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner? Are you ever alone during these meals?
• How long do you spend having breakfast, lunch and dinner? Are these mealtimes social occasions or are they just about sustenance?
• Where would you take the following people for a meal? A parent | Somebody you fancy | A close relative | An elderly relative | A couple with young children
• How often do you invite people round for a meal? Do you prefer entertaining people at home or going out for a meal?
• What did you have for dinner last night? Can you remember what you talked about? What are you going to have for dinner tonight?