Restaurants, even the hard-to-get-into trendy ones, will take any reservation for a table they can get. But increasingly, the reservations booked online may be no-shows, because of a growing number of ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Desperate foodies seeking tables at New Orleans’ newest or finest restaurants have sometimes relied on third-party apps where they can bid on reservations held by others. The ...

As resellers flip the city’s toughest tables for profit, the city now wants restaurants — not resellers — calling the shots.

It's become increasingly common for restaurants to charge customers' credit cards even before they step foot into an establishment, let alone order food or drinks. Referred to as a "reservation fee" ...

Legislation aimed at the unauthorized sale of restaurant reservations, described as the first of its kind in the United States, takes effect in New York on February 17, 2025. Titled the Restaurant ...

Reservation apps have made it a straightforward process for patrons to book a table just by a few clicks on a smartphone, but sometimes a table at the restaurant you want to book isn't available.

Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience. He has written more than 1,500 articles and blog posts about the hospitality industry, including for Food & ...

The “Ticketmaster-ification” of restaurants is driving diners and staff to a breaking point. Nicolette is a lifestyle writer based in Brooklyn, NY. Enthusiastic and ambitious, she's excited to tackle ...