'please wait to be seated' sign at restaurant - David Tran Photo/Shutterstock At almost any sit-down restaurant, you'll be greeted at the front door by a cheery and welcoming host. If you have a ...

WRONG. In actuality, restaurant hosts are some of the hardest-working people in the business. Their job includes managing reservations, answering the phones, prepping tables, taking to-go orders, ...

Caroline Young was thrilled to be hired two years ago as a host at Café Poêtes in Houston. She was pursuing an undergraduate degree in hospitality, so she thought the experience in fine dining would ...

On a Friday night last month, some friends and I walked into La Chinesca, a new bar and restaurant on Spring Garden Street in Philly, and were greeted by three smiling hosts at the host stand. We were ...