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" ...

What happens at the dining table no longer stays at the dining table. If the city’s servers suddenly always seem to know your go-to drink order, or how you always order extra croutons on your salad – ...

A new state law will clamp down on what Gov. Kathy Hochul called a “predatory black market” for restaurant reservations. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a new state law ...

One thing I hardly ever do when going out to eat is make reservations. Part of this is due to the fact that I don't generally dine at the kind of establishments that require you to book your seat ...

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 restaurant industry is currently grappling with a new scam specifically targeted at people looking to make online reservations. Hackers have set their sights on exploiting OpenTable, a widely used ...