The Last Maître D' is a feature documentary about the most powerful person in any great restaurant, and the slow disappearance of everything the role represents.

Set across New York, London, and Los Angeles, the film will profile the final generation of a dying craft: men and women who built careers on emotional intelligence, invisible choreography, and an almost psychic ability to read a room.

Before the guest sits. Before the first dish arrives. Someone has already set the stage.