An empty food court in a mall, with chairs in the foreground - Mihailomilovanovic/Getty Images Ah, the mall food court. The sight of so many lunches between mammoth shopping trips, of awkward first ...

Anyone who's a longtime Costco member knows it's the one place where it's okay to shop on an empty stomach. That's because in addition to the free samples you'll find throughout the store, there's ...

Ah, the mall food court. The sight of so many lunches between mammoth shopping trips, of awkward first dates between gawky teenagers, of once-beloved chains, and of people from all walks of life ...