Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eating alone in a restaurant does not have to be unpleasant. It can actually be a pleasure to treat yourself. Some restaurants, ...

“Table for one?” the waitress asked me with a touch of “poor dear” in her voice. She couldn’t imagine that I was excited about it. “Maybe you’d be happier at the counter, hon?” she said, folding a ...

I recently enjoyed an exceptional dinner at a vegan restaurant in New York City’s East Village. The tasting menu featured inventive dishes and when I ordered a cocktail, the bartender mixed it ...

Dining alone has evolved over the years from something to make fun of to a celebrated act of self-care and, lately, a “take a look at me” social media flex. But focusing on the optics can overshadow ...

More and more, New Yorkers are dining solo. But there are rules to follow if you book a table for one, according to experts. adobe.com Jess Brohier is sitting alone at Brooklyn’s Chez Alex — and she ...

“Table for one.” It’s such a seemingly odd, out-of-the-ordinary request that the Princeton Triangle Club has a whole song about it. A duet, the song rides on its singers’ desire for a “table for two” ...

No, it was Cindy Loose's imagination. With all due respect to my paranoid colleague, in my world no one faints. No one gapes. No one notices and, let's be honest, no one cares. In fact, I sat down ...

Table for one? That was often met by a surprised, often sympathetic look from a restaurant host - and interpreted by many a solo diner as a sign the host pitied them for not being able to produce a ...