Back in March, in the days just after COVID-19 had been declared a pandemic, waiting tables was sheer anxiety and fear. Crowds of people filling the restaurant to capacity, chairs at adjacent tables ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With saucer-sized eyes wide open and little grin, a server named Bella shuttles bowls of baby lamb stew called Khashlama to tables at Lilya’s Restaurant and Grill/Cafe Gourmand.

Calling ahead to reserve a restaurant table isn't unusual. But when Augusta visitors call ahead of Masters Week for their favorite waitresses, odds are they’re calling TBonz Steakhouse. Arriving in ...

You can now dine out locally for the first time since mid-March, as some restaurants are offering patio tables that comply with social-distancing guidelines in effect to slow the spread of the novel ...

A number of restaurateurs, principally in New York City, are starting to charge people for making dinner reservations and then not showing up. According to recent reports, the no-show rate in The Big ...