1 A: What a wonderful dinner! B: Thank you. I am glad that you are enjoying it. A: Where did you get your fantastic recipes? B: I grew up cooking. My mother shared her recipes with me. A: I especially like the wonderful chicken dish. B: That is a special coconut ginger chicken with rice dish. A: Is that shrimp in the soup? B: Yes, do you like it? I added a little extra lemon grass and some sea vegetables. A: I am happy that the wine I brought for you works well with this meal. B: Yes, thank you for bringing the wine. It really complements the meal. 2 A: This is a great meal! B: Thank you. I am glad that everything turned out so well. A: Who taught you how to cook this well? B: I took a cooking class at the Culinary Institute. A: Wow, what is in this chicken dish? B: Isn't that great? That is coconut ginger chicken with rice. A: Is the soup a shrimp soup? B: Yes, there is shrimp in there along with sea vegetables and lemon grass. A: I think I got lucky in choosing a wine that blends with this meal. B: I appreciate you bringing the wine. It goes well with the chicken. 3 A: I really love this meal. B: Thanks. I was hoping that you would all enjoy this meal. A: Where did you learn to cook these amazing dishes? B: I got a really wonderful cookbook for my birthday and decided to try out a few of the recipes. A: The chicken is out of this world! B: I love that dish as well. It is coconut chicken with rice. A: I was wondering if there was shrimp in the soup. B: Yes, that soup has a shrimp base. I also added sea vegetables and lemon grass. A: It worked out well that the wine that I brought to share seems to blend well with this meal. B: I love this wine! It goes very well with the chicken.