The Alcohol Paradox 105 at a restaurant planning to have the Caesar salad and after my second martini, oddly enough, I find myself ordering the creamy risotto. After the third I’ m telling them to just deep fry the whole kitchen and bring it out here!’ Just as alcohol makes more alcohol irresistible, it has the same effect on food. I have not seen the study, but I am sure that people are generally more likely to order the dessert they did not plan to have, after a few drinks. When I worked as a drink waiter during medical school one thing I learned really quickly was to get patrons their drinks promptly and keep them coming. Not only did they complain less if their food was late, but they ordered more and tipped more! So beware – order your food, including dessert, before you drink too much( or better still don’ t drink too much). If you are out with your partner or a friend enlist their support and have them on guard for you – but don’ t then ply them with drinks!