An acoustics professor, a food critic and an audio producer are staring at their devices in a Peruvian restaurant in downtown Washington. “What are you getting?” “Let’s see … it’s fluctuating.” “I ...

It’s a restaurant owner’s dream: a lively ambience with delicious food, crowded tables, vibrant music and buzzy energy. But is it a diner’s nightmare? A bustling eatery can feel like a dreadful ...

ON A VISIT to Tokyo last spring, chef Sean Brock and his wife, Adi, had just found seats at the dimly lit, barely signposted Bar Track when the music stopped their conversation cold. It wasn’t the ...

Walk into a modern restaurant today, and you might not notice the playlist at first, but it's shaping your experience in subtle ways. The tempo of the music affects how quickly you eat, the genre ...

Like many New York City singles, Gregory Scott was working way too hard to hear his dates. The city’s abnormally loud bars and restaurants make connecting with a stranger all the more difficult, and ...

Restaurant noise continues to be a thorn in the side of diners. Jonathan Gold and Jerry Christoffdiscuss sound design with Frances Anderton, host of DnA. Plus, Bon Appetit's restaurant critic Andrew ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --When you're choosing a restaurant, the food is probably your primary driver, but CBS 2 Morning Insider Vince Gerasole shows us why restaurant owners are now focusing on our ears as ...

To be fair, the average noise level in restaurants may not be shooting up. Standardized methods to measure restaurant noise are in development, but the latest data from a popular sound-reading app ...