Article: Manhattan restaurant asks patrons to dine in beds.

Byline: Joan Reminick

Jan. 7--Smooth the sheets, plump up the pillows and pass the pan-seared foie gras with pistachio pesto. At a restaurant set to open in Manhattan today, diners will do as the ancient Romans did -- crawl into bed and dine horizontally.

B.E.D. New York is one of five new Manhattan dining spots where you're not only allowed to eat in bed -- you're supposed to.

The bi-level restaurant, on the sixth floor of a Chelsea building, contains 23 beds in the main dining space.

Most are designed to hold eight for a communal meal and will be made up with new sheets every time occupants leave. Each diner receives a complimentary ...

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