Chef-made meals

Brian B. (United States of America)
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  1. fine-tune
    make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
    The host works with the cook to determine the menu; Kitchit has a concierge service for fine-tuning the other details.
  2. matchmaking
    mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others
    Then you request a date, survey the choice of available chefs and the matchmaking begins.
  3. markup
    the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price
    “You do not have to pay for the restaurant’s overhead or their markup on wines.”
  4. dine out
    eat at a restaurant or at somebody else's home
    “We see this as mainly an alternative to dining out with friends in a restaurant,” Mr. Marshall said.
  5. waffle
    a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
    Waffles and coffee on a breakfast tray for Mom?
  6. brunch
    combination breakfast and lunch
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  7. chef
    a professional cook
    Instead, how about a dinner party for 8 or 10 at home, cooked by an accomplished (and maybe even famous) chef?
  8. brainchild
    a product of your creative thinking and work
    Kitchit is the brainchild of three entrepreneurs — Brendan Marshall, Ian Ferguson and George Tang — who say they have been running more than 100 events a month in California.
  9. cocktail party
    an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  10. diner
    a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
    The company can even bill diners separately if you decide to split the check.
  11. barbecue
    a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  12. tailored
    (of clothing) custom-made
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  13. dinner party
    a party of people assembled to have dinner together
    Instead, how about a dinner party for 8 or 10 at home, cooked by an accomplished (and maybe even famous) chef?
  14. concierge
    a caretaker in an apartment complex or hotel
    The host works with the cook to determine the menu; Kitchit has a concierge service for fine-tuning the other details.
  15. grill
    a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
    For New York, their Web site lists celebrity chefs like Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill, Dan Kluger of ABC Kitchen and Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop, along with several private chefs and cooking instructors.
  16. tuning
    calibrating something to a standard frequency
    The host works with the cook to determine the menu; Kitchit has a concierge service for fine-tuning the other details.
  17. menu
    a list of dishes available at a restaurant
    The host works with the cook to determine the menu; Kitchit has a concierge service for fine-tuning the other details.
  18. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
    Kitchit is the brainchild of three entrepreneurs — Brendan Marshall, Ian Ferguson and George Tang — who say they have been running more than 100 events a month in California.
  19. tasting
    a kind of sensing
    But, as Mr. Marshall put it, “the sky’s the limit,” mentioning a dinner with an elaborate tasting menu for two that the company put on in San Francisco for $7,000.
  20. cook
    transform by heating
    Instead, how about a dinner party for 8 or 10 at home, cooked by an accomplished (and maybe even famous) chef?
  21. cocktail
    an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  22. restrict
    limit access to
    The price for a well-known chef will be higher, and availability will be more restricted.
  23. availability
    the quality of being at hand when needed
    The price for a well-known chef will be higher, and availability will be more restricted.
  24. beverage
    any liquid suitable for drinking
    Wines and other beverages, flowers, waiters and other extras are additional.
  25. instructor
    a person whose occupation is teaching
    For New York, their Web site lists celebrity chefs like Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill, Dan Kluger of ABC Kitchen and Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop, along with several private chefs and cooking instructors.
  26. web site
    a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
    For New York, their Web site lists celebrity chefs like Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill, Dan Kluger of ABC Kitchen and Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop, along with several private chefs and cooking instructors.
  27. restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
    “We see this as mainly an alternative to dining out with friends in a restaurant,” Mr. Marshall said.
  28. picnic
    any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  29. tray
    an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food
    Waffles and coffee on a breakfast tray for Mom?
  30. celebrity
    the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
    For New York, their Web site lists celebrity chefs like Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill, Dan Kluger of ABC Kitchen and Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop, along with several private chefs and cooking instructors.
  31. restricted
    subject to an act of limitation
    The price for a well-known chef will be higher, and availability will be more restricted.
  32. tailor
    a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  33. separately
    apart from others
    The company can even bill diners separately if you decide to split the check.
  34. waiter
    a person whose occupation is to serve at table
    Wines and other beverages, flowers, waiters and other extras are additional.
  35. dining
    the act of eating dinner
    “We see this as mainly an alternative to dining out with friends in a restaurant,” Mr. Marshall said.
  36. shopping
    searching for or buying goods or services
    It offers custom-tailored dinners, lunches, brunches, cocktail parties and even picnics and barbecues at home, with chefs doing all the shopping and cooking.
  37. cooked
    having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
    Instead, how about a dinner party for 8 or 10 at home, cooked by an accomplished (and maybe even famous) chef?
  38. kin
    a person related to another or others
    For New York, their Web site lists celebrity chefs like Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill, Dan Kluger of ABC Kitchen and Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop, along with several private chefs and cooking instructors.
  39. dine
    have supper; eat dinner
    “We see this as mainly an alternative to dining out with friends in a restaurant,” Mr. Marshall said.
  40. overhead
    located or originating from above
    “You do not have to pay for the restaurant’s overhead or their markup on wines.”
  41. tip
    the extreme end of something, especially something pointed
    You set your price, starting at $40 a person, including tips and tax.
  42. split
    separate into parts or portions
    The company can even bill diners separately if you decide to split the check.
  43. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
    “We see this as mainly an alternative to dining out with friends in a restaurant,” Mr. Marshall said.
  44. accomplish
    achieve with effort
    Instead, how about a dinner party for 8 or 10 at home, cooked by an accomplished (and maybe even famous) chef?
  45. tune
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
    The host works with the cook to determine the menu; Kitchit has a concierge service for fine-tuning the other details.
  46. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
    But, as Mr. Marshall put it, “the sky’s the limit,” mentioning a dinner with an elaborate tasting menu for two that the company put on in San Francisco for $7,000.
  47. well-known
    widely or fully known
    The price for a well-known chef will be higher, and availability will be more restricted.
  48. pay for
    have as a guest
    “You do not have to pay for the restaurant’s overhead or their markup on wines.”
Created on Mon May 14 16:56:03 EDT 2012

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