Maître d’ Diaries is a front of the house industry podcast hosted by two OG New York maître d’s, Dante Camara and Erica Cantley.
We take you behind the podium, between the tables, and inside the minds of the people who welcome and serve you in your favorite restaurants.
You’ll meet industry pros, hear stories of dining room nightmares, service successes, and luxury excesses, get tips on how to be a good guest, find out how the people who take care of you take care of themselves, and learn what restaurant behavior we think needs to be 86ed.
Maître d’s have a lot of great stories, and sometimes we get to meet really interesting people while just doing our jobs.
In honor of ELECTION WEEK we’re offering up a wholly positive, but still dishy behind-the-scenes story of what happened when President and Mrs. Obama came to dinner at...
Published 10/28/24
Welcome to the 2nd “We’re Booked” episode of Maître d’ Diaries, a front of the house restaurant industry podcast.
On our “We’re Booked” episodes we chat with authors who write about restaurants and restaurant life, and the specialty book sellers who collect and curate the books we long to...
Published 09/30/24