Yes, in NYC, theres a very "culture vulture / hype beast" mentality of chasing whatever hot reservation is trendy so you can yap about it to the same circle of friends doing the same thing.

I don't need to know how expensive the tasting menu was or how hard it was to get a reservation because in the words of Logan Roy - "congrats on saying the biggest number".

Tell me about something you did, made, learned, gave back, etc.

Vacations are nice, I take them, but 90% of the time hearing people describe their most recent banal trend following travel is boring. I swear every rich person I know seems to take the same 5-10 trips as each over. I would probably find a discussion of a book you read while on vacation more engaging.