We’ve all been in that situation, trying to secure a reservation at a hot new restaurant to impress a date, butter up an important client or even just to treat a family member to a great meal experience. However, even if you do get a human voice on the other end of the line after leaving your telephone on redial for well over an hour, the odds of you snagging that top table can still be slim.

It may be that the restaurant is tiny and has a limited number of covers; it may be that the chef is a rising star and the world’s foodies have already added the restaurant to the “must visit” list on their gastronomic itineraries; or it may simply be that the chic dining spot you have your eye on would rather have Brad and Angelina as guests as opposed to a “nobody” like you.

Whatever the reason, trying to get that tough table can be a depressing affair where you come away thinking that such high and mighty places are not for the likes of you and that you should stick to more casual places where you belong.

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