Hints and tips:
...The dining room at Victor Montes is tiny....
...With the 2021 arrival of maître d’ Jesus Adorno, a jazz enthusiast, music has become a focus too....
...So King worked there as an assistant maître d’hôtel and decided to take it seriously. He found his sense of purpose....
...Its higher elevations feature dozens of elegant, art nouveau houses designed by the likes of Victor Horta and Paul Hankar....
...As I step into Elena’s L’Etoile in Charlotte Street, I am greeted with warmth and a smile by a little old lady who happens to be just about the most famous maître d’ in the country....
...My favourite was the one about the reporters who had a useful understanding with the maître d’s up and down the street....
...Instantly friendly, flustered, mopping her neck, Tracey Emin leaps up again within seconds to fling her arms round the maître d’....
...Victor Horta designed this property in 1903 for the influential socialist politician Max Hallet....
...A three-bedroom house in need of refurbishment in the centre of town costs about €210,000 (£157,000), while grander houses or maisons de maître can fetch €400,000 and more....
...The maisons de maître townhouses around the extensive Parc de Forest and Parc Duden are becoming increasingly sought after....
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