After waiting half an hour for a restaurant burrito, San Francisco entrepreneur Brian Mayer came up with the idea for ReservationHop.com — a website that allows buyers to purchase reservations for ...

I’ll never forget asking for a window table at a Lehigh Valley restaurant, only to be told none was available. At the same time, however, my seat faced a window table that remained vacant the entire ...

Back before there were smartphones, reservations at the finest restaurants went to VIPs, celebrities and walk-ins carrying a wad of greenbacks to grease some palms. But now reservations are becoming a ...

Trying to get a table at a hot restaurant can be all but impossible. One method for skirting this difficulty comes directly from Open Table.

Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater.com, covering restaurant trends, home cooking advice, and all the food you can’t escape on your TikTok FYP. Previously, she worked for Bon Appétit and ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. This post originally appeared in the February 10, 2020 edition of The Move, a ...

On a recent Thursday, my husband and I showed up at a cute bistro right when it opened. “You’re in luck!” the host said when we told her we didn’t have a reservation, then led us past a slew of ...