The practice of reselling restaurant reservations has emerged as a controversial and lucrative trend in New York City. According to a report by CNBC, Jonas Frey, founder of AppointmentTrdr, explained how this new trend works, describing restaurant reservations as the hot new cash cow for resellers. The Times and other media outlets have highlighted the debate surrounding this practice, questioning its ethical implications and labeling it as a potential ugly outgrowth of late-stage capitalism. This issue has sparked a range of opinions, with some expressing respect for the hustle, while others criticize its morality.
.@jiayangfan explores Flushing through food—stopping at street carts, food courts, and an opulent seafood restaurant to try candied hawthorn on a stick, chili-tossed duck necks, river-snail noodles, Dungeness crabs, and more. https://t.co/xH9eZOxLLP
A follow up to *that* New Yorker piece on why you can't get a restaurant reservation in NYC. Some expressed their “respect for the hustle”, describing it as a natural — if ugly — outgrowth of late-stage capitalism. Others questioned how scrupulous it was https://t.co/2ZINafBeyW
A social history of New York, told entirely through its restaurants. For our 10th Yesteryear Issue, we dove into the NYC’s most legendary dining rooms. This is “Who Ate Where.” https://t.co/5VRRHxtpVJ
People are waking early to trawl restaurant sites before selling their reservations online. Is this a respectable side hustle — or ugly outgrowth of capitalism? https://t.co/nyX77YkfJn
Bemelmans, Dante, Gotham, and more: Gary @Shteyngart takes a Martini tour of New York City. https://t.co/PCX5fnSAyS
Restaurant reservations are the hot new cash cow for resellers. @AppointmentTrdr Founder Jonas Frey tells @SullyCNBC how it works. https://t.co/0DbiwKZqjm
I'm obsessed with this @vulture story cataloging every food/meal Barbra Streisand writes about in her memoir -- a good look at New York City food from a certain time, too! https://t.co/wfO843HKHf
Finally made it into the New Yorker -- as an alcoholic. Fun Martini-sodden romp through two boroughs with the inimitable @Shteyngart: https://t.co/uQcJxLWYkh