Au gratin: 'With gratings' - in French, anything that is grated onto a food dish. In English, specifically 'with cheese'.
Bon appétit: 'Good appetite' or 'Enjoy your food'.
Café au lait: Coffee with milk.
Cordon bleu: High quality, especially of cooking.
Du jour: 'Of the day' as in 'soup du jour' ('soup of the day').
Hors d'oeuvres: An extra dish served as a relish to whet the appetite, normally at the start of a meal.
Nouvelle cuisine:A form of cooking of the mid 20th century that emphasized lightness and decorative form.
Petit four: A small dessert, usually a dainty cake.
Soupe du jour: 'Soup of the day' - the soup offered by a restaurant that day.
Table d'hôte: A full-course meal offering a limited number of choices and served at a fixed price in a restaurant or hotel.
A very useful post,Isabel !! It is a good idea to show us this post, in fact ,probably there is people who loves French, like me!
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