The World’s Best Restaurants Have Given Up the Fight Against Phones
Food photos and social media are good for business, top chefs admit. Just don’t try using your phone to talk.
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If you'd like to see mobile phones disappear from restaurants, prepare to be disappointed. Like rock 'n' roll, they are here to stay.
This is bad news for me: I hate phones in restaurants. The worst thing about the modern mobile era is the absence of a cord with which to strangle their inconsiderate users. I once inquired into buying a jamming device because I was tired of listening to the inconsequential conversations of people I don't know and don't want to know. It turns out they are illegal (phone jammers, that is, not inconsequential conversations.)