Andrea Strong is known for her pioneering food blog, The Strong Buzz. She covers restaurants, chefs, trends, and big picture stories about the intersection of food, business, policy, and the law. When ...

The battle to bring restaurant reservations online has been brewing for more than a decade between Resy and OpenTable. Now DoorDash, UberEats and credit card partnerships are ramping up the market ...

Guests often book large reservations just to get in, then show up with only a fraction of the party. Many restaurants struggle to recoup revenue from no-shows and last-minute cancellations despite ...

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 – ...

When Mona Panjwani opened One40 Rooftop, an upscale restaurant in lower Manhattan last year, one of her first big decisions was choosing the reservation platform. She knew the right choice could help ...

Maybe you order sparkling water, start every meal with an appetizer or prefer dining right when the restaurant opens. You might not track these habits. OpenTable might. Some restaurants are now seeing ...

Friends, families and couples looking to celebrate, create memories and ring in 2023 together might be looking to make reservations at a Pioneer Valley restaurant for New Year’s Eve. And OpenTable’s ...