Phones are the new cigarettes: why restaurants are discouraging and even banning them

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Left · Published: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:31:59 GMT

Would you hand in your phone at the door in exchange for a free bottle of wine? One restaurateur has tried that – and there are now many other gambits that are encouraging us to connectName: Phone bans.Age: Their provenance is considerable; their time is now. Continue reading...

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