This is The Gatekeepers, in which Eater meets the fine ladies and gentlemen that stand between you and some of your favorite hard-to-get tables.
Chris Haarsgaard, 21 Club, New York. [Photo: Krieger], Amanda Terilli Ahern, Terilli's, Dallas. [Photo: Jake Barnhart / EDFW], Craig Erion, Restaurant Eve, Alexandria, Virginia. [Photo: R. Lopez], François Renaud, The Tasting Kitchen. [Photo: Elizabeth Daniels]
· New York: '21' Club's Chris Haarsgaard
· Boston: Toro's General Manager Jen Fields Talks Corn Rage
· Washington, DC: Restaurant Eve's Service Director Craig Erion
· Atlanta: Meet Dan Urzendowski, General Manager At Bone's
· Miami: David Martinez on Manning the Bernstein-Martinez Empire
· Chicago: General Manager Peter Gugni Talks About the Bedford
· Dallas: Amanda Terilli Ahern of Terilli's Restaurant
· Austin: Stacy Franklin's Long, Long Line Of Barbecue Fans
· Houston: Marc Borel of Backstreet Cafe
· New Orleans: A Conversation with Gary Wollerman of GW Fins
· Los Angeles: The Tasting Kitchen's François Renaud
· San Francisco: Zach Pacheco, GM at Boxing Room in Hayes Valley
· Portland: Clyde's Claire Benson on Playing Table Tetris, Jared Leto
· Seattle: Canon's Jamie and Erin Boudreau on Canon's Success
