Across the road from our hotel, Vue de Montagne, is the entrance to La Caverne de Geulhem -- a series of caves it uses as a restaurant and to host functions for as many as 400 people.

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Nevertheless, as I walk through the corridors of business organizations, enter meetings that are about to begin, embark on various modes of transportation and even engage with the host or hostess in a restaurant, I rarely see people smiling.

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If there is something that needs to be addressed, ask your host to handle it with the restaurant.

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But the sober truth is that it takes more than talent to run a restaurant, a clothing boutique and a host of other ventures.

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The candidates must host a dinner or two for members of the society's nominating committee at a restaurant or club.

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The Super Bowl Host Committee will be arming their volunteers with tablets and the app so they can provide visitors with the best restaurant recommendations.

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