At a recent dinner party, I raised a glass to say “happy birthday” to a new friend across the table. We’d be celebrating with six others over a four-course meal with cocktails, wine and three hours of ...

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 ...

Communal dining, a divisive trend that experienced surges of popularity in the 1980s and early 2000s, is making a comeback.Peter Schatz/Getty Images Where diners once recoiled from the idea of rubbing ...

Harvard Kennedy School PhD candidate Micah Kaats said that sharing meals with others correlates to higher levels of happiness at a Harvard University Dining Services’ Food Literacy Project event on ...

More Americans are choosing to dine alone — and it may not be out of loneliness, recent data shows. Solo dining orders have surged since 2021, according to a recent report from Yum Brands, the parent ...

Carpe Vinum 121 hosted its third private five-course, wine dinner, featuring Adam Fox from Canard Vineyard who provided wines that Executive Chef Kyle Chandler paired with his culinary […] ...

The Gen Z communal dining trend is redefining how people eat out, turning shared tables into a low-pressure way to meet new ...

Gen Z is embracing communal dining as a way to reconnect in an increasingly digital world. This trend reflects their desire ...

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 ...

"Sofreh Supperclub is a design research project that fosters belonging and cultural continuity within the Iraqi-American diaspora through communal dining. The project focuses on a shareable dining kit ...