FRANK BRUNI NOTICES THAT people’s restaurant choices change with age. “A large part of that, yes, concerns your physical evolution. But a larger part concerns your spiritual one. Your appetite matures, in terms of both the food and the mood you crave. Virgin sensations are less important; knowing that you’ll be able to hear and really talk with your tablemates, more.”

As InstaPundit readers know, over-loud restaurants are a pet peeve of mine — but they have been since I was in my 20s. Result of being a sound engineer, maybe.