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This is similar enough to a very common way of eating in Japan. Of course, any food you can eat with chopsticks is easy to eat at a coffee table as you can lift the bowl or plate with your free hand. Dining while sat on the floor in Japan is a very warm, cosy and friendly affair, and I grew to prefer it to using a dining table.

Obviously, floor cushions help, but you could also try to get hold of leg-less 'floor chairs' which look very sweet and stylish and offer back support to those that might need it. Muji have a very slick looking one. Also useful are electric heated rugs, which keep the floor space cosy and warm in winter. If you can get hold of one, a kotatsu (a heated table with a quilt attached on all sides) is the best for being warm and sociable.

A great option food-wise, particularly in winter, is to get a table-top stove. You can make a one-pot dish at the table for people to share - it's intimate, simple and also keeps people warm. In warmer weather, pancakes are also a lovely treat using a table-top stove. As a nice change from Asian food, I bet paella or quesadillas would also be awesome.

When will we find out who got the job? I want it so badly, the suspense is killing me!