Did marketing manager Gareth, 32, and digital strategist Alice, 25, bond over sushi?

Blind date: ‘What did he think of me? Not vegan’

Gareth on Alice

What were you hoping for?

Good company, some nice food and a fun experience.

First impressions?

Lovely blue eyes: could melt a heart.

What did you talk about?

Books with a twist, books I’d never heard of, our desert island discs and the ethics of soya beans.

Any awkward moments?

Only me trying to eat with chopsticks.

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Good table manners?

The best. She had the skills to eat edamame beans one at a time with her chopsticks.

Best thing about Alice?

Her use of English.

Would you introduce her to your friends?

Of course.

Describe her in three words

Intelligent, personable, friendly.

What do you think she made of you?

The best Star Trek fan she’d ever met.

Did you go on somewhere?

To a bar around the corner. Someone was beat boxing as we walked in. To me, this was the best part of the date, not because of the beat boxer, but because I think we both felt more comfortable.

And... did you kiss?

Nope. Well, on the cheek as we left. Does that count?

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?

Knife and fork.

Marks out of 10?

A solid 8.

Would you meet again?

Absolutely, if only to tell her my last two discs.

Alice on Gareth

First impressions?

Hair. Height. Nose.

What did you talk about?

Leftwing rant topics.

Any awkward moments?

I said I couldn’t understand why a vegan would want to eat a “fake” burger, then realised how ignorant I sounded.

Good table manners?

Impeccable, though we both had a bit of an issue shelling the edamame with chopsticks.

Best thing about Gareth?

He let me pick the wine, didn’t steal any sashimi and endured my abstract views on things I should learn more about first.

Would you introduce him to your friends?

I wouldn’t hide him from them.

Describe him in three words

A good egg.

What do you think he made of you?

Not vegan.

Did you go on somewhere?

To a pub with prematurely Christmassy decor.

And... did you kiss?

No sir.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?

I wouldn’t have had those pesky beans.

Marks out of 10?

7.

Would you meet again?

Probably not.

• Alice and Gareth ate at Cubé, London W1

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