maitre d'hotel
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We were not properly attired, but the maitre d'hotel found us jackets to wear.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2016
“They are trying to mess with our heads,” Johann Hervé, a 40-year-old maitre d’hotel said.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2015
I just finished eating a steak cooked this way, paired with the "Mock Frites" and maitre d'hotel butter from another Times article, and it made a mighty fine meal.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2014
My room also provided a view of d'Chez Eux -- the auberge where dinner begins with complimentary charcuterie, and a whole Bresse chicken is expertly carved tableside by a friendly English-speaking maitre d'hotel.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2011
The maitre d’hotel, with the particular bow reserved for his more special patrons, was ushering the new arrival to his place.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
He has even developed a compound honey-chipotle butter, which you can spoon atop the grilled beef, like a Mexican version of maître d’hôtel butter.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2020
Clockwise from bottom: moules frites; shrimp cocktail; hanger steak with maître d’hôtel butter; a green salad with haricots verts and watermelon radish.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 13, 2019
His father Jack was a chef and maître d’hôtel at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach and his mother Fran was a waitress there — a background that helped produce Mr. Schneider’s formidable culinary skills.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2017
One of the most important hires of his tenure was a young Italian waiter named Sirio Maccioni, who was quickly promoted to maître d’hôtel and went on to create his own celebrity restaurant, Le Cirque.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2016
"Your frients haff gone up-stairs," the German maître d'hôtel said in English.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
