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Entretenimiento del Chef

English translation: Chef's amuse-bouche / amuse-gueule / canapé

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Spanish term or phrase:Entretenimiento del Chef
English translation:Chef's amuse-bouche / amuse-gueule / canapé
Entered by: Rafael Molina Pulgar

13:27 Apr 19, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Restaurant menu
Spanish term or phrase: Entretenimiento del Chef
The menu I'm translating is in Catalan but the phrase is similar in Spanish. At the moment I'm thinking of using 'Chef's amuse-bouche' but would welcome other suggestions.


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Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 21:45
Chef's amuse-bouche / amuse-gueule / canapé
Explanation:
Ahí te doy dos posibilidades más.
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 13:45
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Chef's amuse-bouche / amuse-gueule / canapé
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4Amuse-bouche (Chef's Special)
GUR CAKE
3Chef's muse
Carol Gullidge
3chef's teaser
Wendy Streitparth
3Chef's whimsy
Rick Larg


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Chef's amuse-bouche / amuse-gueule / canapé


Explanation:
Ahí te doy dos posibilidades más.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 13:45
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: amuse-bouche
52 mins
  -> Gracias, neilmac.
agree  Jenni Lukac (X): I agree with Neil.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Jenni.
agree  James A. Walsh
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, James.
agree  David Ronder
19 hrs
  -> Gracias, David.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Chef's muse


Explanation:
or the more mundane, but eminently safe "Chef's special", depending on what actually constitutes the Entreteniment. Is it necessarily canapé-type food? Might it not be something else? It doesn't google in either Catalan or Castillano, as one would expect of a standard dish. I almost invariably refer back to the Chef whenever this occurs (almost every time I have an exotic menu to translate!), but here's just one possibility:

Denver Aqua - Westwordwww.westword.com/content/printVersion/423983/Cached
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7 Jun 2007 – Chef's Muse: $75 ... Not wanting to waste another moment, I went straight for the " Chef's Muse" — a tasting menu of plate after plate after plate of simply prepped and presented sea creatures, all cracked, shucked, boiled, steamed and slaughtered for my gluttonous pleasure. At seventy-five bucks a pop, it was expensive but seemed worth it.

http://www.westword.com/content/printVersion/423983/

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:45
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Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 297
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chef's teaser


Explanation:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/life/2010/05/21/stories/2...

http://www.golfwildhorse.com/wedding-advisor.html
Try starting your meal with an amuse-bouche (chef’s teaser). These small dishes are a great way to prepare your palette for the meal ahead.


Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 21:45
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Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Chef's whimsy


Explanation:
Just a whim of mine. Several Google hits


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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-04-19 16:55:01 GMT)
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Or even "The Chef's fancy"?

Rick Larg
Spain
Local time: 21:45
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Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Amuse-bouche (Chef's Special)


Explanation:
Another possibility is
"Amuse-bouche (Chef's Special of the Day)"
or even, to keep with the French 'theme'
"Amuse-bouche du Jour" or some such.

Of course, mentioning the Chef gives it a higher standing!

The only reason for the amuse-bouche not to be specifiedin the menu is so that the Chef can improvise on the day (using up whatever they have handy), although it is also true that a certain element of surprise is often valued and included in "Tasting Menus"...

GUR CAKE
Local time: 20:45
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BasqueBasque, Native in SpanishSpanish
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