Though often the butt of jokes, the trend experienced surges in popularity in the 1980s and 2000s. In the post-pandemic era, shared tables offer an easy way for digital natives to socialize. Where ...

No piece of restaurant furniture is more controversial than the communal table. You either think it’s a fun way to meet new people and embrace the energy of a dining room—or consider it a nightmare of ...

Gen Z are accused of many things: that they’re chronically online, surgically attached to their phones, avoidant of eye contact, allergic to small talk. They are, we’re told, the loneliest generation, ...

Gen Z is bringing back a controversial dining trend, a new report found, as the generation seeks connection in an increasingly digital world. Members of the generation born between 1997 and 2012 are ...

Jaya Saxena is a former correspondent at Eater, and the series editor of Best American Food and Travel Writing. She explores wide ranging topics like labor, identity, and food culture. At a recent ...

The cuisines across the Mediterranean, Latin American, and Southeast Asian may vary, but the practice of sharing food and gathering around the table is so deeply rooted in these cultures that it’s ...

The habit of sitting at the table and sharing a specific moment with other people has been present for centuries in the most diverse cultures. The Greek Symposium, Roman Convivium, Medieval Feasts and ...

Long considered the ultimate social no-no, dining alone at a restaurant is losing its stigma. According to online reservation platform OpenTable, between 2022 and 2023 single-person reservations ...

Gen Z is bringing back the polarizing trend of shared tables and communal dining. Though often the butt of jokes, the trend experienced surges in popularity in the 1980s and 2000s. In the ...

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