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Photo credit: Elina Sazonova by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition My title for this post reverses the punctuation in The New York Times title: "Dining out too noisy? Try earbuds." The article, written by former Times restaurant critic Pete Wells, suggests...
Photo credit: Lisa Fotios by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The New York Times published an article last month titled: "Why Your Favorite Restaurant Sounds Like That." Writer Alyson Krueger discusses how restaurant owners and managers curate the music...
Photo credit: Burak The Weekender by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition In a recent podcast, Gastropod asks a question we’ve wondered about, too. Why are restaurants so loud? Gastropod is part of the Vox Media Podcast Network, and is supported in part by the...
Photo credit: ELEVATE by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Is music in restaurants becoming too loud? No, it’s not becoming too loud. Music in restaurants has been too loud for years! But award-winning food writer Clare Finney has a wonderful essay in the...
Dining out is about more than the food on your plate, says food writer Bob Yesbek. Dr. Daniel Fink agrees and suggests we ask local officials to pass quiet restaurant ordinances.