kazarnowicz, 800 dollars for a reservation. People making five figures per year on making reservations and then selling them. So. Many. Different. Services. This is rent-seeking on restaurants, because they don't get paid, and take the losses on no-shows.
Fascinating read about the morally ambiguous ecosystem of table reservations in New York.
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