{"id":3062,"date":"2014-09-08T12:17:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T16:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=3062"},"modified":"2014-09-08T15:02:34","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T19:02:34","slug":"a-simple-rule-for-making-every-restaurant-meal-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/a-simple-rule-for-making-every-restaurant-meal-better\/","title":{"rendered":"A simple rule for making every restaurant meal better"},"content":{"rendered":"

This one is so simple it is stupid, yet you hardly ever hear it. If anything it is mocked, but I will go on record:<\/p>\n

Eat at 5 p.m. or 5:30.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The quality of the food coming out of the kitchen will be higher. Only the very top restaurants (and even then not always) can maintain the same quality at say 8 p.m. on a Saturday night. It is also the easiest time for getting a reservation.<\/p>\n

The best time to eat at @ElephantJumps<\/a> is 4:20 p.m. They\u2019re all just sitting around, waiting to cook for you.<\/p>\n

Oyamel<\/a> is a good example of a D.C. restaurant which can be quite iffy, but is tasty and consistent first thing in the evening.<\/p>\n

There is a beauty to having a restaurant all to yourself. And if you don\u2019t like the timing, have no more than an apple for lunch.<\/p>\n

This is also a better system for getting work done, if the nature of your workplace allows it. Few people who do the 7:30 dinner work through to 11 p.m. If you have dinner 5-6:30, you are ideally suited to get back into the saddle by 7:15.<\/p>\n

But please, I hope not too many of you follow this advice. The funny thing is, you won\u2019t. You will leave the low-hanging fruit behind, you strange creatures you.<\/p>\n

Originally posted on Marginal Revolution<\/em> – click to see comments and suggestions.<\/a><\/p>\n

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