Garten shared how exactly she goes about setting a table in an early 2000s issue of House Beautiful. At the time the now 73-year-old had a column in the publication called Ask the Barefoot Contessa.

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As solo dining gains popularity globally, restaurants are beginning to view the table for one not as an inconvenience, but as an opportunity to offer a more thoughtful and attentive hospitality experi ...