Get a table, not a booth

Next time you go to a restaurant you may not want to ask for a booth.

Customers seated in booths spend significantly more per person than those seated at other tables, according to a study by faculty members at Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration in Restaurants & Institution Digest.

Sniff the air and if you smell lavender at the restaurant, get ready to open your wallet.

The aroma of lavender isn’t known to prompt hunger or thirst, but researchers find it to be a relaxing scent that can entice restaurant patrons to linger and, often, order additional beverages or desserts.

A lemony fresh aroma, however, does not increase a customers' stay.