More diners are eating out alone

Solo dining reservations are up 8% this year, according to data compiled by Open Table, and the average solo diner is spending about $84. Stephen Zagor, restaurant consultant and adjunct assistant professor at Columbia Business School, joined CBS News to discuss the trend.

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