Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Restaurateurs!

Running a Mother's Day brunch? E-mail me details at hschwab@charlotteobserver.com; we're planning a roundup for May 7.

4 comments:

  1. you would think a food editor would able to actually spell 'restaurateur" correctly.

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  2. Thanks for the close eye, Karl. That's the preferred spelling, though some do it differently. Just wanted you to know it wasn't carelessness...

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  3. How is that a preferred spelling? Leaving the letter N out of restauranteur? Step down already and let's get some fresh blood in the Dining section!!! You're a has been, like the steakhouse era in SouthPark that you hated.....out with the old!!

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  4. Notwithstanding my seniority, I post this for spelling aficionados who might worry:
    From Merriam-Webster's:
    Main Entry: res·tau·ra·teur
    Pronunciation: \ˌres-tə-rə-ˈtər\
    Variant(s): also res·tau·ran·teur \-ˌrän-\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: French restaurateur, from Late Latin restaurator restorer, from Latin restaurare
    Date: 1796
    : the operator or proprietor of a restaurant.

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