<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by letiole:
I just read something in a health magazine that said you actually eat more at restaurants that are louder. Basically, the noise level causes you to respond by rushing a bit more (a plan by restaurants to get you out sooner and turn over more tables) and eating too fast and too much to let your body catch up and tell you that you're full. The magazine recommended quiet restaurants with classical music. </font>
This is a problem in New York. Alain Ducasse's Mix is a prime example. Restaurants in that price point should exude a silent sophistication. Mix does not.