Possible Clues:

• Invitation to trenchermen
• Start to scoff after I had knocked back drink
• ''Go ahead, eat!''
• Begin eating, adding occasionally one starter from Nando's
• Start putting stuff away?
• Cook's words
• Amid uproar, soldier has to protect himself
• Start eating first half of course with alcoholic drink
• Like getting home to eat heartily
• 'Start eating!'