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film-makers like Pasolini saw parallels with twentieth-century history in his writings

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Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D': Tales of a New York City Maître D' 1990's film-makers like Pasolini saw parallelsA front of the house Kitchen Confidential from a career matre d'hotel who manned the front of the room in New York City's hottest and most in demand restaurants. From the glamorous to the entitled, from royalty to the financially ruined, everyone who wanted to be seen or just to gawk at the hottest restaurants in New York City came to places Michael Cecchi Azzolina helped run. His phone number was passed around among those who wanted to curry favor,