Amuse-bouche (ah-MOOZE-boosh) French, noun 1 : A small complimentary appetizer offered by the chef just before dinner. 2 : The literal translation (from French): amuse (amuse) + bouche (mouth) = "amuse-mouth" or "mouth-amuser." 3 : A tiny bite that gives an idea of the chef's artistic approach to food. 4. An appetizing little poem about food to be read aloud before dinner or any time at all. A Desk Is Not A Dinner Table You can eat dinner at a round table or a square table. An oblong table or a pear-shaped table. But a desk, is not a dinner table. You can eat dinner at the beach or eat it on a boat. Eat with a bikini or eat in a coat. Eat upstairs. Eat outside. Eat feeling fat or feeling thinner. But a desk? No. A desk is not a place for dinner. Call it "food in face." Call it "stuffing belly." Call it the internet with toast and jelly. Dinner at a desk needs a re-label. Because a desk, will never be a dinner table. Would You Eat Green Eggs With Dye? I would not like green eggs with dye. I would not like my bread bleached white. I would not like my drink turned blue. I would not like my greens cooked brown. I would not like my muffin teal. Please, don't change the colors of my meal. --from A Moose Boosh: A Few Choice Words About Food Excerpted from A Moose Boosh: A Few Choice Words about Food All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
