Restaurateur

Person who opens and runs restaurants professionally

For other uses, see Restaurant.

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RestaurateurOccupation

Occupation type

| Business

Activity sectors

| Restaurants, Business, Culinary arts
Description

Fields of
employment

| Restaurant

Related jobs

| Businessperson, Chef

A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.

## Etymology

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The French word restaurateur comes from the Late Latin term restaurator ("restorer") and from the Latin term restaurare.[1][2][3] The word restaurateur is simply French for a person who owns or runs a restaurant.[4] The feminine form of the French noun is restauratrice.[5]

A less common variant spelling restauranteur is formed from the "more familiar" term restaurant[6] with the French suffix -eur borrowed from restaurateur. It is considered a misspelling by some.[4][6] The Oxford English Dictionary gives examples of this variant (described as "originally American") going back to 1837.[7] H. L. Mencken said that in using this form he was using an American, not a French, word.[8]

## See also

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* Food portal

* Culinary arts
* Foodservice
* List of restaurateurs
* National Restaurant Association
* Restaurant
* Restaurant management
* The World's 50 Best Restaurants

## References

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1. ^ "Definition of RESTAURATEUR". Merriam-Webster.
2. ^ "Restaurateur Shares the Secret of His Success". NPR.org.
3. ^ Muhlke, Christine (9 August 2010). "The Insider - Sang Yoon". T. New York Times Company.
4. ^ a b "Restaurateur vs. restauranteur". Grammarist. 6 April 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
5. ^ "restaurateur". Dictionnaire de l’Académie française. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
6. ^ a b "the definition of restaurateur". Dictionary.com.
7. ^ "restauranteur". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
8. ^ Mencken, H. L (1989) [1941]. "A Genial Restauranteur". Newspaper Days. New York: Dorset. p. 215\. OCLC 1029047323.

## External links

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* The dictionary definition of restaurateur at Wiktionary
* Media related to Restaurateurs at Wikimedia Commons

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Restaurant staff

Dining area staff|

* Bartender
* Busser
* Maître d'hôtel
* Sommelier
* Waiting staff
* Carhop

Kitchen staff|

* Baker
* Butcher
* Chef
* Chef de cuisine
* Chef de partie
* Cook
* Dishwasher
* Pastry chef
* Chocolatier
* Saucier
* Sous-chef

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* Gratuity
* Kitchen brigade
* Restaurant management
* Restaurateur

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