Where do you go when you have a special occasion to celebrate? Since I entertain a lot and cook almost daily, dinner out is a real treat. And for special occasions, I love a fixed course menu, where the chef surprises you with three, four, or five courses. Why is it a surprise? Because with these meals, the menu changes daily, or weekly, allowing the chef to use the freshest, in-season ingredients. With advanced notice of dietary restrictions, chefs work around your needs, or let you know they can’t. For adventurous eaters, here’s a chance to discover new things and experience the familiar in a new way.

There are many names for these meals: prix fixe (pree-ficks), chef’s menu, degustation, chef’s choice, tasting menu. Usually, but not always, the whole table must commit to the multi-cours

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