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I love eating out alone — not because I hate people, but because I love food. When I travel solo (which is often), I go where my stomach takes me. This doesn’t necessarily make me the most sociable person, but my stomach doesn’t tolerate bad meals — it resents them. Good company is nice, but great food is what I came for.
Admittedly, not everyone follows this logic. “[There’s a] tragic aspect to even a good meal,” claims Anthony Bourdain in an early episode of The Layover. “The tastier the meal the somehow sadder, because you’ve got no one to share it with.” To this I say: Geez, Bourdain, lighten up. Meals can be memorable even when they’re not a shared experience. Here’s how.
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