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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: / ˌmeɪtrə ˈdiː / MAY-trə DEE, US: / ˌmeɪtər -/ MAY-tər -) manages the public part, or "front of the house", of a formal restaurant. The responsibilities of a maître d'hôtel ...
Waiting staff. Waiting staff ( BrE ), [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. Waiting staff follow rules and guidelines determined by the manager.
Jacques Chirac, former President of France, worked as a busser and waiter in a Howard Johnson's restaurant while attending summer school at Harvard University. [24] Robert Downey Jr., American actor, worked as a busser at a restaurant in New York City for three years, because he was "too sweaty" to work as a waiter. [25]
A dumbwaiter also known as a lazy waiter ( Speiseaufzug) in the oldest restaurant in Munich, the Hundskugel, with the hand-pulled cart in the "UP" position and only the rope visible. A dumbwaiter is a small freight elevator or lift intended to carry food. Dumbwaiters found within modern structures, including both commercial, public and private ...
Jean-Philippe Susilovic (born 1974 or 1975 [1]), often referred to simply as Jean-Philippe or JP, is a Belgian-British television personality and restaurant director.He is best known for his appearances as the maître d'hôtel (head waiter) on the American version of Gordon Ramsay's cooking reality show Hell's Kitchen, which he appeared on the show's first seven seasons, later on season 11 and ...
The kitchen brigade ( Brigade de cuisine, French pronunciation: [bʁiɡad də kɥizin]) is a system of hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, commonly referred to as "kitchen staff" in English-speaking countries. The concept was developed by Auguste Escoffier (1846–1935). [ 1][ 2] This structured team system ...
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Rolling Indulgence – This team from Dayton, Ohio features three co-workers from the same restaurant. Head chef Drew Ballard, his high school sweetheart-turned-fiancée Jess Sarra, who works as a cocktail waitress; and best friend/bartender Travis Day, have a family dynamic – they not only work together, but they also live together.