No piece of restaurant furniture is more controversial than the communal table. You either think it’s a fun way to meet new ...

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 2010 movie Valentine’s Day is not particularly memorable, but it does contain a brief, pointed bit of dining humor that still endures. Jason (played by Topher Grace) and Liz (Anne Hathaway) are at ...

Last night, my husband and I decided to go out to dinner and specifically try a communal-table restaurant. (I’m required to eat good food for research purposes—my life is so hard!) Communal tables are ...