When floods of visitors tried to follow the European custom of dining at noon, Disney was unable to seat them.
Its hero is the captain of the Fevre Dream, Abner Marsh; but Marsh has a curious business partner on board, one Joshua York, who dines at midnight and keeps the company of folk who never seem to appear in daylight.
Legend had it that divas bathed in champagne and dined at midnight.
Local women gathered in the dining room at midmorning to gossip over tea.
Baghdadis who a few months ago were hunkered down in their houses say that they are now travelling across town to work and dining out at night.
"It wasn't uncommon to look in their dining room at night and see the candles lit as they were eating," said Sarah Curme, a neighbor and friend.
Elizabeth Gaskell has a memorable image of the three of them circling the Parsonage dining table at night, reading and discussing their work.
The restaurant cafe, which opens at 7 a.m., provides a great spot for morning coffee or a quick lunch, but the restaurant really shines as a social meeting place and dining destination at night.
Some attribute that to the dearth of street-level shopping and dining, particularly at night, that would lead people on foot to discover clubs, galleries and theaters that otherwise remain hidden.
A few mirrors, greenery and stained glass add color and glimmer to the darkened dining room at night, but candles and sconces shed inadequate light for reading a menu and seeing the food.
("Coats and ties in the dining room at night, and no wheelchairs. No discussion of politics or religion. And don't ask people how they feel, unless you really want to know").
