{"id":2262001,"date":"2024-06-07T07:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-restaurants-this-summer-dont-you-dare-ask-if-we-can-get-a-table-to-eat-outside\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T07:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:21:17","slug":"at-restaurants-this-summer-dont-you-dare-ask-if-we-can-get-a-table-to-eat-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-restaurants-this-summer-dont-you-dare-ask-if-we-can-get-a-table-to-eat-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"During summer at restaurants, refrain from requesting outdoor seating availability"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-restaurants-this-summer-dont-you-dare-ask-if-we-can-get-a-table-to-eat-outside%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262001&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the fascination \u200cwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protesters-clash-with-cops-threaten-to-burn-dc-during-black-lives-matter-march\/\" title=\"Protesters Clash With Cops, Threaten To \u2018Burn\u2019 DC During \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 March\">dining outdoors<\/a> despite modern indoor comforts. It humorously portrays the challenges of \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-night-restaurant-owners-want-to-play-fair-so-far-they-say-newsom-hasnt\/\" title=\"Late-night restaurant owners want to play fair. So far, they say, Newsom hasn't\">outdoor dining<\/a>, contrasting it with the ease of indoor settings. The writer&#8217;s amusing observations of people struggling with unconventional outdoor dining \u2064experiences create a light-hearted yet\u200c relatable narrative. The article humorously highlights the allure of outdoor dining \u2063despite the conveniences of indoor settings. It contrasts \u2064the difficulties\u200d of \u200ddining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-dianne-feinsteins-sprawling-lake-tahoe-estate-on-market-for-41m\/\" title=\"Sen. Dianne Feinstein\u2019s Sprawling Lake Tahoe Estate On Market For M\">al fresco<\/a> with the comfort of dining indoors. \u200dThe writer&#8217;s witty observations of individuals \u2062grappling with unusual outdoor dining situations add a humorous and relatable \u200ctouch to the narrative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Temperatures across America have broken 69 degrees, so for an unforgivable portion of the population that means suggesting at any and every opportunity to dine outdoors. That\u2019s fine, just don\u2019t ask me to join you.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s truly the eighth World Wonder that eating outside remains a thing that some people claim to enjoy. Man mastered human comfort with indoor climate control, tables, chairs, and disinfectants. Yet there persists a group of men and women (mostly women, honestly) who see romance in consuming meals while perspiring in the heat, shielding their vision from the sun and playing a chess-like game with the utensils and napkins to manage an irksome breeze.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1788625575\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-df6a842e40134c4ddd5c610df2712b23 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-df6a842e40134c4ddd5c610df2712b23\"><\/div>\n<p>Fascinating. Have a good time, sweaty. I\u2019ll be inside where I can relax without swatting away winged intruders, moving items on the table around to keep things from blowing away, and using my hand to manufacture shade so I can see.<\/p>\n<p>While running one recent late morning along the Potomac waterfront, I witnessed a shocking display\u2014\u00a0a fine couple seated with platters of myriad finger foods. It was nearly 80 degrees, with several fashionable restaurants nearby, but the pair chose to sit <em>on the ground<\/em>. To accommodate themselves, if you can describe it that way, they brought a blanket and tableware, but they had no seats, their poor backs surely aching as furiously as their brows were beading.<\/p>\n<p>I averted my gaze out of fear of having a panic attack. There\u2019s no convincing me they were having a good time. <\/p>\n<p>One of them had the miserable idea of doing the hard and time-consuming labor of packing food, cutlery, and whatever else was needed for a sun-baked ordeal away from their homes, seated atop the dirt and grass. The other person presumably consented to join. (I didn\u2019t think to engage in a wellness check.) When the earthen torture was over, they would begin the dreadful process of packing it all up to lug back home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0e3e0d62c6663900eda4e1a032acb883 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-0e3e0d62c6663900eda4e1a032acb883\"><\/div>\n<p>No, thanks! Table for one, and I\u2019ll take a booth if it\u2019s available.<\/p>\n<p>The outside horror meal isn\u2019t much improved at an actual restaurant. All of the aforementioned problems apply, except with the improvement of proper seating. Invariably, though, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/target-to-slash-prices-for-tvs-furniture-because-of-inventory-glut\/\" title=\"Target To Slash Prices For TVs, Furniture Because Of Inventory Glut\">outdoor furniture<\/a> is far inferior to the comforts available inside. It\u2019s usually metallic, perhaps rusted, with no cushioning. Get those napkins and coasters ready to stabilize the wobbly tables and rickety chairs.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get me started on that little Italian term outdoor dining enthusiasts use to make their primitive, sticky preference sound sophisticated. Al fresco? Alfresc-<em>hell no<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s wildly rude to even ask if a dining companion would prefer to sit outside. \u201cDo you have a preference?\u201d is agreeable, but to imply there\u2019s a right answer with a question like, \u201cWould you mind if we sat outside?\u201d or, \u201cShould we sit outside?\u201d is abhorrent. It puts the companion in the awkward position of having to explain why he\u2019d rather not spend an hour with sweat rolling down his back, shifting around in a cast iron trap while trying to feed himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a2e69c5cc5b9c991e7f70949e1ebabbf fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a2e69c5cc5b9c991e7f70949e1ebabbf\"><\/div>\n<p>Catch me inside. How \u2019bout that?<\/p>\n<p>I know there are some days throughout the year or even locations around the country where sitting outside is more bearable. Still, so long as you\u2019re with me, no. Let\u2019s have a nice time inside, where it\u2019s as cool or warm as we would like, where the sun isn\u2019t generating a distracting, painful glare, and the dirt and bugs aren\u2019t encroaching on my plate.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be happy, and I promise so will you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-be602612a1e7ee696f45b683fe63d499 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-be602612a1e7ee696f45b683fe63d499\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures soar past 69 degrees in America, many push for outdoor dining. While it&#8217;s a popular choice, inviting others may not always be welcome. The concept of dining alfresco still bewilders some, yet for others, it&#8217;s a culinary delight. Outdoor dining, a modern marvel of culinary evolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2262002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Outdoor-dining.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2262001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Outdoor-dining.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2262001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2262001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2262001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2262001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}