The new rules for eating out
Eating with kids, allergies, no shows - as we dine out more and more, asks the experts and compiles the new rules for eating out.
We had Michelin starred restaurants as far back as 1974 —at one stage, three in Co Cork alone — but it took the advent of the Celtic Tiger to see us embrace dining out en masse and it gradually became obvious we were more comfortable with casual dining, shorn of starched linen and silver service; since the recession, that has become even more pronounced.
