Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, ...

If you’ve noticed it’s getting more difficult to make a reservation at your favorite restaurant, you’re not imagining it — demand for dining has grown post-pandemic, with few resources to keep up with ...

With a growing number of NYC restaurants accepting only cash and refusing to take bookings, dining establishments that take — in fact, recommend — reservations seem like one of the last-standing modes ...

I live in New York, where securing a reservation is not a marathon, but a sprint. A tiny, infinitesimal, millisecond of a sprint. I have stayed up until 11:59 p.m. on the eve of the 30-day reservation ...