Restaurant Kitchen Lingo

noun a device used for cooking food over an open flame or heat source

verb to cook food on a grill

• The chef used a charcoal grill to cook the steaks to perfection.
• Let's fire up the grill and have a barbecue this weekend!
• I'm craving some grilled cheese sandwiches right now.
• The intense questioning by the prosecutor was like being grilled under a spotlight.

noun a dish of sauteed food

verb to fry quickly in a little hot fat

• The chef demonstrated the proper technique to saute vegetables in a hot pan.
• I love sauteing garlic and onions together for a delicious aroma in the kitchen.
• Let's saute some veggies real quick before dinner.
• She knew she had to saute her emotions before responding to his text message.