There comes a point in a food writer’s year – usually somewhere between the third langoustine of the week and fifteenth duck terrine of the quarter – when everything starts to taste like homework.

We’ve all said it at one time or another: I’m bored. Boredom is emotional purgatory. It qualifies as neither a good or bad mood. It’s just…well… blah ...

We think that we eat comfort food for pleasure, but science shows boredom and the need for a mental boost is what really sends us diving into the snack drawer. Study: Why Do We Eat Comfort Food?

Latymer vs The Crown at Bray: What to eat when you’re bored of eating - FINE AND DIME: When tasting menus feel like homework and smash burgers feel like punishment, the only solution is to get out of ...