Borrar
A typical restaurant scene with diners. SUR

Eating alone

Eating together is a form of social interplay and until the end of the 19th century communal tables were the norm

Andrew J. Linn

Friday, 19 May 2023, 11:17

There has always existed a sort of stigma relating to eating alone in a restaurant. When we see an unaccompanied person at a small table, ... the unasked question tends to be: is he/she eating alone because of preference or because of no other option? Foodies hate eating alone, as it gives them no opportunity to comment on the food and wine with a companion, although the other extreme can be worse. If the meal is animated by lively conversation and a little too much wine, recall can be at a low ebb. Ask diners the next day what they ate, and many will have trouble remembering.

Este contenido es exclusivo para suscriptores

Esta funcionalidad es exclusiva para registrados.

Reporta un error en esta noticia

* Campos obligatorios

surinenglish Eating alone

Eating alone