Chefs Reveal How to Get Into the Hottest Restaurants In Your City!!
Adrienne and Joe unlock the secrets to scoring the hottest tables in town, breaking down industry insider strategies for beating the reservation bots and getting seated at fully booked restaurants. In this episode, we also discuss:
Why showing up at doors-open and working the cancellation list actually works
Ditching reservation apps and the power of calling the restaurant directly
Building genuine relationships with hosts, floor managers, and door staff
How sitting at the bar is often the easiest backdoor into a sold-out room
How front-of-house teams manage table inventory and holdbacks behind the scenes
Why tweaking your party size or dining time dramatically improves your odds
The newest technology in restaurant hospitality
A behind-the-scenes story on accommodating the first lady and the Secret Service during a packed service
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