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The maître d'hôtel (French for 'master of the house'; pronounced [mɛːtʁə dotɛl] ⓘ), head waiter, host, waiter captain, or maître d ' (UK: / ˌ m eɪ t r ə ˈ d iː / MAY-trə DEE, US: / ˌ m eɪ t ər-/ MAY-tər -) manages the public part, or "front of the house", of a formal restaurant.
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Miami Beach waitress in 1973 A waitress in a hotel, North Korea A Swedish waitress, 2012. Waiting staff (), [1] waiters (MASC) / waitresses (FEM), or servers (AmE) [2] [3] are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a bar and sometimes in private homes, attending to customers by supplying them with food and drink as requested.
The origin of the lingo is unknown, but there is evidence suggesting it may have been used by waiters as early as the 1870s and 1880s. Many of the terms used are lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek and some are a bit racy or ribald, [3] but are helpful mnemonic devices for short-order cooks and staff. [2]
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Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Fred Sirieix (pronounced, see-ree-ecks; [1] born 27 January 1972) is a French maître d'hôtel based in the United Kingdom, best known for appearing on Channel 4's First Dates, and BBC Two's Million Pound Menu.
If a starter word is given in the grid, using it as the beginning search point is often useful. Raw "trial and error" is best used when only two or three words can potentially fit at a given location; temporarily assume one of the words, and see if an impossible letter combination results.