Restaurant People
Episodes
The Best New Restaurants of 2025
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Office Lunch
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Mexico City-Inspired Restaurants with Pati Jinich
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Dessert with Kate Berlant
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Foodies
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
“Interesting” Food
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, Infat...
Service (Or, The Hillstone Episode)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What goes into great restaurant service? In this episode of Restaurant People, Bryan and Hannah are joined by former Hillstone server (and current som...
Fun Restaurants (Live at EEEEEATSCON Chicago)
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Restaurant People, recorded live at EEEEEATSCON Chicago, Bryan and Hannah are joined by the Infatuation Chicago team to discuss wha...
Birthdays
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“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 stake...
Shrimp Cocktail
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 epis...
Members Clubs
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 secr...
Martinis
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Long Lines
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why Do We Wait? The Psychology of Restaurant Lines Hannah and Bryan talk about New York’s situationship with restaurant lines and explore what compe...
Burgers
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Burgers: delicious, nostalgic, and endlessly photogenic. But are they also tyrants of the modern restaurant menu? In this sharp, funny, and surprising...
This is Restaurant People From Infatuation
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Restaurant People is a show for people who eat at restaurants sometimes. Infatuation restaurant critics Hannah Albertine and Bryan Kim chat through wh...