maitre d'hotel

Example Sentences

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"We've been waiting for this day for several months. The pleasure is as much ours as it is our diners," said the maitre d'hotel Tony Gonsard.

From Reuters

But Ignacio Anaya, the maître d’hôtel, had no cooks in the kitchen.

From New York Times

Prasad said she spends hours tracking down government agencies to help her husband, a Maitre D’Hotel for Carnival.

From Washington Times

It has been two decades of salsa verde, gremolata, sauce gribiche and maître d’hôtel butter, with all the rest doused in olive oil.

From New York Times

The Standard has not left the restaurant’s fate entirely in his hands, either; besides redecorating, it hired a maître d’hôtel, Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, away from Le Coucou; he is hard at work building an audience every night, handing out old-school business cards to old-school producers, chefs and publishers, sitting down to chat with Brooke Shields and Ms. Reichl.

From New York Times