Early dinners are the best, so we’re surprised it’s taken the rest of the world so long to catch on… Data in the US has shown more Americans than ever are making 5pm dinner reservations – and those going for 8pm or 9pm slots are on the slide. Online booking system Resy shows the 5pm club now makes up 15% of all dinner bookings, more than the 8pm’ers (9%) but still tracking just under the most popular times of 6pm (19%) and 7pm (17%). Aussies are a world leader in this early dining trend – we tend to eat at home between 5-7pm, while the Brits do 6.30-8pm, Italians do 8-10pm, and Greeks do 10-11pm. The only country that tucks in earlier than us is Norway between 4-5pm – but they also get a light evening meal called ‘kveldsmat’ between 8-10pm. The more meals the merrier…