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.
Clockwise from top left: Calli Genzale and David Massoni of Talde, NYC. [Photo: Krieger], Tony Cournia of Girl & The Goat, Chicago [Photo: Tim Hiatt], Beth Gruitch of the Larimer Square empire, Denver [Photo: Adam Larkey], Brian Kane of Zahav, Philadelphia [Photo: Eater Philly]
· Atlanta: Meet Randy Brown, GM of Ocean Prime Atlanta
· New York: Calli Genzale and David Massoni of Talde
· Boston: Del Frisco's General Manager Gregg Rinaldi
· D.C.: GM Michael Iglesias on Getting a Table at Oyamel
· Chicago: GM Tony Cournia Talks About Girl & The Goat
· New Orleans: Domenica's Shannon White Goes the Extra Mile
· Dallas: Fireside Pies' Amanda McFarland Talks Pizza Passion
· Austin: East Side King's Moto Utsonomiya: Trucking Is Hard
· Denver: Beth Gruitch Reflects Larimer Square Empire
· Las Vegas: Ed Tracy Talks Insanity on Concert Nights at Nobhill Tavern
· Los Angeles: Shanon Ferguson of The Bazaar
· San Francisco: State Bird Provisions GM and Wine Director, Mary Christie
· Portland: Oven & Shaker's Nick Shuurman on the Pearl and Pizza
· Seattle: Matt's in the Market's Best Customer Was Dan Bugge
