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Dining by the Dozen

Posted Nov 5, 07 9:45 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Care for a cozy table for a 10 or more? More restaurants are embracing the idea of communal dining, in which strangers sit down to eat together at a big table. Dana Cowin of Food & Wine magazine tells USA Today her favorite spots:

  1. Cibo, Austin, Texas
  2. Resto, New York City
  3. Nopa, San Francisco

  1. Shaun's, Atlanta
  2. Toro, Boston
  3. Buddakan, Philadelphia
  4. The Kitchen, Boulder, Colo.
  5. The Herbfarm, Woodinville, Wash.
  6. Le Pain Quotidien, Pasadena
  7. Zaytinya, Washington, D.C.

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Nopa, a restaurant in San Francisco, gives patrons who don't know each other the chance to dine together.   (Nopa (http://www.nopasf.com))
The Kitchen of Boulder, Colo., offers a table for communal dining, a growing trend in which strangers eat together.   (The Kitchen (http://www.thekitchencafe.com))
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