and affordable and I love the amuse bouche. Service was very attentive yet a little slow-paced. But this is a great, sophisticated culinary choice in town. FISHBONE’S is the other big restaurant in Lewiston and I’m...

La Voile. I had dinner there last night and was, for the second time completely underwhelmed. The amuse bouche of escargot was overcooked and looked as though it had been sitting under the salamander for hours. The bread had good...

I am retired now,but for 30 years owned a refridgerated food processing company which I sold in 1989. I have become a pretty solid home cook and have a real interest in good food. I must admit that I am often amused at some of the...

My wife and I and some friends have decided that we are going to start getting together once a week to have a meal. The twist is that we are going to try to have the theme for every week’s meal be a particular state (if we...

-mix, which is supposed to toughen the meat. I made 4 very small little patties, only 2 1/2 inches across, but a good inch thick, from 1/2 pound of meat – like amuse bouches - really large flatish meatballs (I was hungry...

On Christmas morning, we always eat pancakes with turkey giblet gravy. Family tradition. I’ve yet to meet a non Bouche family member who has tried this. It’s delicious. I also grew up on what’s referred to in my...

What is your very favorite item from Trader Joe’s and why? My choice is their Pastry Bites with Feta Cheese and Caramelized Onions appetizer in the frozen section. Trust me.

an 'amuse-bouche', a broccoli puree soup with fresh spices. Tasty! The head chef who designs their menu can be creative, yet the food lacks execution. I wonder if they are trying too hard to be different. My advice? stay with the...

This is a twisted but highly amusing subthread.......

Ok so Bon Appetit just listed Giada DeLaurentis as their readers favorite celebrity chef- I am inclined to agree- her food is simple but always tasty and has the right amount of delicious ingredients good and not so good for you...

We have a local bbq resto that does a deviled egg amuse bouche - i’ve always found it hilarious (and delicious). Another thing that that’s harder to find on menus these days is shad roe.

ahead anyway. My best example was when I decided to do a Korean and Vietnamese banquet for 8 people – 6 meat eaters, one veggie and a vegan thrown in for good measure. I decided to make a far eastern amuse bouche - but not...

I’m researching recipes for food from around the world shaped in balls — meatballs, matzoh balls, cheese balls, rum balls, tartufo, etc... So whip out your balls, so to speak, and let me know what you got!

I need ideas for eating healthy for three dollars a day. The healthy part is the challenge. No salt-laden cream soups in casseroles, fatty cheap cold cuts like bologna, hot dogs, dishes bulked up with lots of potatoes or lots of...

are those danged “dirty” fortune cookies you picked up in San Francisco! Here, these are the ones that you should have offered." It was an amusing situation (for me, at least). Hope that all guests took it as well as...