Amuse bouche is a bite-sized portion, hailing from the French kitchen. It is sent to your table by the chef, complementary. It is your first real taste of the restaurant. Your first food experience.

Every now and then, diners get a scintillating kiss from the chef. Barbara Farrar remembers her first at a popular restaurant in France. "It disarmed me at first," recalls Chez Nous chef-owner. "Then ...

A single bite conveys surprise, creativity and anticipation of the meal to come. It's an appetite tickler, a tongue pleaser. Leave it to the French to come up with just the right words: amuse-bouche.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Get ready to put a sophisticated twist on a snack-time staple. On the March 16 episode of Bravo’s Top Chef: World All Stars, the ...

Simple foods taken to new heights by combining them with luxurious ingredients is quite simply what chefs do with the amuse-bouche today. Abasket of papad, a piece of gud, a small matthi with achaar ...

Amuse Bouche in Surprise, one of the few upscale independent restaurants in the area, has been sold. After 10 years, chef-owners Snir and Kierstin Mor are parting ways with their cozy French gourmet ...

Eleven years ago, Murat Celebi was playing World of Warcraft in his 22nd Street apartment when he heard a knock at his door. He remembers that as he walked to the door, his home smelled of lemons – ...