| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Gourmet | gore-may | A person who is fond of, or knowledgeable, about fine food |
| Gourmand | Sometimes used as a synonym for Gourmet, but other people make a distinction. A person who enjoys eating and drinking, a person with a large appetite. May be pejorative indicating the person is not fussy about the quality of the food. | |
| Coq au vin | coke-awe-van | Chicken cooked in wine. |
| al a | al a | in the manner or style of |
| flambe' | flom-bay' | 1) An effect where alcohol is added (especially to a hot dish) and set on fire 2) a way of announcing, without causing a panic, that it is time to call the flambe' department; as in "A waiter must never run, or else the customers will think there is a flambe'!". |
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