- It's never been more difficult to get reservations at some of America's hottest restaurants.
- Some power brokers broadcast where they're eating on social media as a badge of honor.
- Travel agents and senior hotel staffers shared the buzziest restaurants in seven major US cities.
Remember when the hottest spot in town was a club with a line wrapped around the street corner or a swanky bar frequented by Hollywood celebrities or Wall Street bigwigs?
Well, a new after-hours status symbol has emerged: restaurants.