The folks at Lenny's, er, Denny's, surveyed hundreds of late-night eaters a few months ago. Some of their findings are available at Restaurant News Resource. The survey defined late-night eaters as folks dining out between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. on a weekly or monthly basis. For the most part, the trends in responses aren't anything too earth-shaking: most of the people surveyed were out for typical American food like burgers and fries. I was a little surprised that only 6 percent said they were out late at night for dessert, however. I'm not totally clear on just who Denny's surveyed, but aside from the Slams and skillets, some folks said they wanted things like fried tofu and goat's milk. To those of you in front of the refrigerator drinking goat's milk from the carton at 3 a.m., you are not alone.
As the season goes on, the days are getting longer and barbecues come out of storage in preparation for the
grilling season. No matter how late it stays light, sometimes there just isn’t enough time to fix dinner before
the sun goes down. This isn’t a problem when cooking indoors, but it can be a problem when you’re grilling.
In the dark, it is hard to see what your meats and veggies look like. Timers and guess-work can help, but nothing is
better than being able to take a good look at what you’re doing.
With very few exceptions, I have never had a problem getting a reservation at a restaurant that I wanted
to eat at. Holidays like Valentine's Day can pose their own problems, of course, but I am speaking of an ordinary night
out. If I have not been able to get a reservation, I go somewhere else. If the restaurant is closing when I walk in, I
go somewhere else. Some people don't want to go somewhere else, though, and either 
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