The eye of the restaurateur passed vaguely over the company, but the instant sufficed to photograph each detail.
"The Salamander"
Owen Johnson
Mavering wore a very bitter air as he said this; it seemed to him that he would always be cynical; he rose, and arranged to leave his bag with the restaurateur, who put it under the counter, and then he went out with his friend.
"April Hopes"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
This is a restaurant, and although there are several wedding parties here, that doesn't prevent the restaurateur from entertaining all the other people who come here to dinner.
"Monsieur Cherami"
Charles Paul de Kock