The Palate - Written by chef Fila

​Touch your tongue to the top of your mouth. What you're touching is your palate.  We are born with more than 10,000 taste buds that send receptors to the brain that detect when you are eating.  Most taste receptors are on the tongue.  Your sense of taste can range anywhere from the simplest foods to the most intense flavors such as Caviar.  My favorite is Caviar and Champagne!  Caviar is Roe from Wild Sturgeon which are Beluga and Ossetra.  I top my Lobster Rolls with it.  Delicious!
I consider myself having a sophisticated palate.  I love a variety of foods with intense flavors.  Pleasing my palate satisfies my soul and I tend to find it hard to lose weight at times because I want more.  The key here is moderation and it only takes a little bit to satisfy your craving if you take the time to chew and taste your food.  Cleansing your Palate with sorbet before the next course can really make flavors more intense also.  Try adding in beverages such as wine, beer and spirits to the menu.  They enhance the flavors on your palate.  I often do food tastings that are not only eye pleasing but also pleasing to the Palate.  It is very important to carefully choose ingredients of high quality and taste.  Some of these high quality priced items are Truffles, Foie Gras, Kobe Beef, Caviar & various healthy oils.  In France “Amuse Bouche” which refers to “a single bite sized hors d’oeuvre” are just enough the palate.  As a Chef it is my job to create something beautiful to the eye yet pleasing to the Palate!