Appointments to eat? (5)
I believe the answer is:
dates
'appointments' is the definition.
('date' can be a synonym of 'appointment')
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dates that I've seen before include "Palm fruit" , "becomes less fresh" , "Sweet edible fruits of a palm" , "appearing on most coins" , "Particular times" .)