wolf, scarf or force down, steak tartare

The waitress brought his filet mignon and steak frites at the same time. Mr. Kobayashi ate slowly, for him. He did not wolf, scarf or force down the food on his plates. He said he preferred the filet mignon, but he finished the steak frites first.
He ate five French fries in one bite, but they were small ones.
Someone at the other end of the table passed along half of an uneaten portion of steak tartare. He ate that, too.
Then it was time for dessert.
“I don’t know if I’m full or not,” he said before ordering the chocolate cake — with ice cream on top.

Food

• Tartar sauce
• Steak tartare, a meat dish made from ground raw beef

scarf³ (skärf)
tr.v. Slang, scarfed, scarf·ing, scarfs.
To eat or drink voraciously; devour: "Americans scarf down 50 million hot dogs on an average summer day" (George F. Will).