Mood Food is an interesting compilation of recipes that I have collected over my years as a chef. I chose to use different moods as my chapters because of the opening chapter Amuse. Amuse Bouche, in French, means to amuse the mouth. Chefs use this term as an opening bite or taste to begin the meal as a palate cleanser or as a preview for things to come. I am doing the same here. As you travel through this book, through the different chapters, through the different moods, entertain your guests with the different dishes and steer them through the meal with the moods in this book. Enjoy cooking these as is or using them as a reference for your own creations. Cooking is an art, I hope this makes you s happy as it made me writing it.