Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A couple’s toast, the clicking of the utensils, fire crackles around a pan of sizzling oil: These are some of the sounds cascading ...

Restaurant noise is a known nuisance. Zagat and Consumer Reports surveys have both named loud environments as the number one irritant for patrons. Many people choose their lunch or dinner destinations ...

In an era of vanishing conversation, the experience of dining out is being diminished. Here’s how to reclaim it. Chris Berdik is the author of “Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World — and How We Can ...

One of the hottest new trends in restaurants is the mid-range bistro, focusing on some local foods and beverages. "In that hip, trendy category of restaurants you're going to find a price range," St.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Noisy restaurants are a source of perennial complaints, but it's not just diners' ears that are affected ...

“Good food but it’s SO dang loud,” reads a Yelp review for one of Fresno’s most popular restaurants. It’s a complaint that you hear a lot in Fresno. Someone goes to a restaurant anticipating a cozy ...

Are restaurants getting noisier, or is our patience with restaurant noise growing thinner? We explore the question out loud in today's Taste Q&A column, a forum where my food-writing colleague Paul ...