Ms. Hitchcock writes a newsletter about dining out in New York. I eat alone at restaurants — and I do it a lot. This usually seems to make people around me uncomfortable. Recently, I went to a ...

Re “Oh, No, She’s Eating All Alone!,” by Callie Hitchcock (Opinion guest essay, May 28): I am an 82-year-old retired attorney. I would like to add a historical note to this excellent article. When I ...