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Like so many things in this new world of ours, dining out has changed. New protocols, unfamiliar technology, and even new etiquette have left people in two minds about gathering and connecting over good food and wine.
And thatâs not even counting the uncertainty of the opening/closing, off/on, happy/sad rhythm of the day that many of us are living through.
Digital tabs mean getting up to order, or passing around physical menus are a thing of the past.
Itâs such a shame. Dining out is meant to be enjoyable, entertaining, enlightening and fun, not something filled with fear. But thatâs what makes us human, according to behavioural economist and psychologist Phil Slade, whose new book