We convene three guests to discuss line culture, the business of line-sitting, tech-enabled reservation sniping, reservation app paydays, and shame.

Hosts Francis Zierer and Daisy Alioto are joined by:

Francky Knapp is a staff writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and other publications.

Brian Wagner is the founder of Spot, an invite-only restaurant booking app that uses agents to immediately book tables across all the major restaurant booking services.

Jake Leiber is the chef and owner of Chez Ma Tante in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Formerly a partner of the Wythe Hotel and founder of Le Crocodile, he’s been cooking in New York City for nearly 20 years.

Find a full, linked syllabus of all articles mentioned in this episode here.