Table Talk: From bar stools to booths to beds, all the places we eat
Some people have dinner with their best cutlery, and others prefer an easy paper plate. (Courtesy Gregory Lee from Getty Images)
Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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Do the spaces in which we dine shape the ways we eat?
A large table can beg for elegant tablescapes, formal place settings and delicate glassware. But, it can also be covered in paper plates, cups and napkins without missing a beat.
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