Restaurant People

The Best New Restaurants of 2025

Our 2025 guides to The Best New Restaurants around the country are live and ready for you to disagree with. So we’re dedicating our final episode of the season to explain

Office Lunch

If you work in an office, the sustenance closest to your desk is probably a $15 bowl of wet greens and grains. You may even feel tenderly about your slop bowl. After all,

Mexico City-Inspired Restaurants with Pati Jinich

Log onto any Infatuation city’s homepage—be it Denver or Philly—and there’s a good chance we’ve just reviewed a new restaurant that brands itself as “Mexico City-inspired

Dessert with Kate Berlant

It seems like bakeries, cafes, and sweet shops are opening at a faster pace than restaurants right now (with the long lines to match). In this episode of Restaurant Peopl

Foodies

We all know the word and at least four people who fit the category, but what does being a foodie actually mean in 2025? And why is it a “banned word” in Infatuation’s sty

“Interesting” Food

Can food be art? Of course it can. But when does innovation work, and when does it taste like an ego play? In this episode of Restaurant People, Infatuation Editor-In-Chi

Service (Or, The Hillstone Episode)

What goes into great restaurant service? In this episode of Restaurant People, Bryan and Hannah are joined by former Hillstone server (and current sommelier and hospitali

Fun Restaurants (Live at EEEEEATSCON Chicago)

In this episode of Restaurant People, recorded live at EEEEEATSCON Chicago, Bryan and Hannah are joined by the Infatuation Chicago team to discuss what makes a restaurant

Birthdays

“Where should I go for my birthday this year?” It’s the dining dilemma the Infatuation team gets asked about on a near-daily basis. The stakes may be high, but we can hel

Shrimp Cocktail

Have you ever paid $60 for a total of nine gently poached shrimp? Or are you a financially responsible person on whom your family relies? In this episode of Restaurant Pe

Members Clubs

Members clubs are operating behind closed doors all around the country, serving dinner rolls in red basements or sushi high in the sky. They’re secretive, they attract bi

Martinis

Do you like martinis…or just the idea of martinis? Bryan thinks you don’t actually enjoy the taste. Hannah knows you do. In this episode, we clash on that iconic, endless

Long Lines

Why Do We Wait? The Psychology of Restaurant Lines Hannah and Bryan talk about New York’s situationship with restaurant lines and explore what compels New Yorkers to swe

Burgers

Burgers: delicious, nostalgic, and endlessly photogenic. But are they also tyrants of the modern restaurant menu? In this sharp, funny, and surprisingly existential podca

This is Restaurant People From Infatuation

Restaurant People is a show for people who eat at restaurants sometimes. Infatuation restaurant critics Hannah Albertine and Bryan Kim chat through why every burger in Am