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Send in the Troops

By Bill Geist

ChefsBlogAmericans are eating out more, if reservations on OpenTable are an indicator. Those reservations are up 12%.

But not in DC. Since the President sent in the National Guard, reservations were down 16% the first day, 27% the second day and 31% the third day. And Restaurant Week starts today.

Oh joy.

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Author: Bill Geist's Zeitgeist
Published: August 18, 2025