A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.

Etymology

The word "restaurateur" is borrowed (and lengthed) from the term restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

. The French word
restaurateur (same meaning) comes from the Late Latin

Late Latin

Late Latin is the scholarly name for the written Latin of Late Antiquity. The English dictionary definition of Late Latin dates this period from the 3rd to the 6th centuries AD extending in Spain to the 7th. This somewhat ambiguously defined period fits between Classical Latin and Medieval Latin...

 term restaurator restorer and from the Latin term restaurare.

See also

• Culinary arts
• Food quality
  Food quality
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• Food safety
  Food safety
  Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent foodborne illness. This includes a number of routines that should be followed to avoid potentially severe health hazards....
  
  
• Food street
  Food street
  A food street is a street that is devoted specifically to eating out. They are lined with food stalls, restaurants, and other food shops, and are typically pedestrianized.- Pakistan :...
  
  
• Foodservice
  Foodservice
  Food Service or catering industry defines those businesses, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal prepared outside the home...
  
  
• Menu engineering
  Menu engineering
  Menu engineering is an interdisciplinary field of study devoted to the deliberate and strategic construction of menus. It is also commonly referred to as Menu Psychology.- Definition :...
  
  
• National Restaurant Association
  National Restaurant Association
  thumb|National Restaurant Association logoThe National Restaurant Association is a restaurant industry business association in the United States, representing more than 380,000 restaurant locations. It also operates the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation...