Happy Days For U.S. Diners And Restaurants, Survey Finds

Reuters:

About 83% of Americans eat out as often or more often than they did 2 years ago, helping restaurant openings to far outpace restaurant closings in 2006, the Zagat Survey revealed Wednesday.

Italian cuisine was found to be diners’ favorite, residents of Houston ate out the most at 4.2 times a week and New York offered the priciest meals at an average of $39.43, the study found. Full article.