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Fashion plates: Restaurant hostess style

Quick ReadRestaurant hostesses who get you to your table in style.

Kerry Wahler, 28, says she learned about looking

Photo credit: Newsday/Bruce Gilbert | Kerry Wahler, 28, says she learned about looking great every day when she attended culinary school in Italy, where the women are beautifully dressed. She works as a hostess at Toku in Manhasset, NY.

You know the old saying about making a good first impression, right? Well it certainly holds true in the restaurant biz. And while we love the suave maitre d' who greets us at the door with "ciao, bella," and a kiss on each cheek, well, there's something about a beautiful young woman, and restaurateurs know it.

"The hostess is the first line of defense," says Brian Rosenberg, who owns a restaurant...

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