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 ...

Inspired by the French from the nouvelle cuisine movement of the 1970s, the amuse-bouche or amuse-gueule is on a mission to distract patrons while they wait for the first course. It doesn’t announce ...

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 ...

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 – ...

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 ...

If so, you should pay a visit some evening to Amuse Bouche in Surprise. Depending where you live, you will drive 45 minutes or more for some of the best French bistro food in the Valley. But be warned ...