Scoring a table in New York can seem impossible, but may be easier than you think. By Priya Krishna, Umi Syam and Aliza Aufrichtig Illustrations by Nick Little. Photographs by Lisa Corson. Oct. 23, ...

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 ...

Securing reservations at New Jersey’s most popular restaurants is no small feat. At hot spots in Montclair, Jersey City and elsewhere, tables are often booked as quickly as they become available; a ...

It was a Sunday night, the end of a long week, and Soleil Ramirez’s nerves were frayed. As chef and owner of Crasqui, a Venezuelan restaurant in St. Paul, she only had one more dinner shift to finish ...