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American cuisine
American cuisine: US cooking shaped by indigenous crops, enslaved Africans, immigrant waves, and industrial processing; a Creole mix with regional traditions like Cajun, Soul food, Tex-Mex, and New England.
American Hotel and Lodging Association
American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA, formerly AH&LA): the sole national trade association of the U.S. lodging industry, based in Washington, D.C., with 32,000+ member properties covering about 80% of franchised U.S. hotels; advocates on labor, visas, franchising, and tax policy.
American Viticultural Area
American Viticultural Area (AVA): a TTB-designated delimited US grape-growing region under 27 CFR part 9, first established as Augusta, Missouri in 1980; 280 AVAs exist, requiring 85% local grapes for labeling, regulating geography only.
American whiskey
American whiskey: federally regulated U.S. grain spirits (bourbon, rye, Tennessee, wheat, malt, corn, and American single malt) distilled from grain, aged in oak, bottled at 80 proof minimum; bourbon requires 51% corn and new charred oak.
Amontillado
Amontillado, an aged dry sherry style from the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Montilla-Moriles PDOs, matures first under flor yeast and then oxidatively; 16–22% alcohol, nutty, amber, under 4 g/L sugar.
Ampelography
Ampelography, from Greek ampelos and graphein, is the identification and classification of grapevine varieties by leaf, shoot, and bunch morphology, standardized by OIV descriptors and extended since the 1990s by DNA markers.
Amrut (अमृत) (whisky)
Amrut (अमृत) is an Indian single malt whisky from Amrut Distilleries of Bengaluru, founded in 1948 and the first Indian single malt, launched in Glasgow in 2004; Amrut Fusion ranked third-best whisky in the world in Jim Murray's 2010 Whisky Bible.
Amstel Brewery
Amstel Brewery (Beiersch Bierbrouwerij De Amstel), founded 1870 in Amsterdam by De Pesters, Van Marwijk Kooy, and Uhlenbroek, brewed Bavarian-style lager; merged into Heineken 1968, Amsterdam plant closed 1983, brand continues worldwide.
Amuse-bouche
An amuse-bouche, also called amuse-gueule, is a bite-sized complimentary hors d'oeuvre chosen by the chef and served to seated guests in upscale restaurants, before or after they order.
Amy's Baking Company
Amy's Baking Company, Scottsdale, Arizona restaurant of Amy and Samy Bouzaglo; only Kitchen Nightmares episode where Gordon Ramsay walked out (aired May 10, 2013); closed September 2015 after social media meltdown.
Ancient Egyptian cuisine
Ancient Egyptian cuisine: the Nile-based food tradition of Pharaonic Egypt, centered on emmer-wheat bread and thick, nutritious beer, with meat largely elite fare, abundant temple food offerings, and dishes such as molokhia and bouza that continue in modern Egyptian eating.
Ancient Greek cuisine
Ancient Greek cuisine: food and eating customs of the Greek world, based on the Mediterranean triad of wheat, olive oil, and wine, with barley staples, opson accompaniments, symposia, and Archestratos' first cookbook.
Ancient Israelite cuisine
Ancient Israelite cuisine, also known as biblical cuisine, is the food of the ancient Israelites from the Iron Age until Roman times, centered on bread, wine, and olive oil.
Ancient Roman cuisine
Ancient Roman cuisine: the cooking of Rome from Republic to empire, based on cereals, vegetables, olive oil, and wine, with garum fish sauce, multi-course cena banquets, class-divided diets, and trade-sourced spices.
Andi Oliver
Andi Oliver (Andrea Oliver), British-Antiguan chef, broadcaster and former Rip Rig + Panic singer; Great British Menu judge 2017, host since 2020; runs Wadadli Kitchen; wrote The Pepperpot Diaries (2023).
Andouille
Andouille: a French cooked pork charcuterie of intestines and stomach (Vire, Guémené) and, in Louisiana, a coarse smoked, garlic-and-cayenne pork sausage central to Cajun gumbo and jambalaya.
Andouillette
Andouillette is a French cooked charcuterie sausage made from pork or veal intestines and stomach, strongly associated with Troyes, Cambrai, and Lyon and usually served grilled.
Andre Rush
Andre Rush, American celebrity chef and retired Army master sergeant, White House chef for four presidents (Clinton to Trump); known for 24-inch biceps, 2,222 daily push-ups for veteran suicide awareness, and memoir Call Me Chef, Dammit!.
Andrew Cherng (程正昌)
Andrew Cherng (程正昌), Chinese-born American restaurateur, co-founder, co-chair and co-CEO of Panda Restaurant Group; opened Panda Inn Pasadena 1973 with father Ming-Tsai Cherng, launched Panda Express 1983 at Glendale Galleria; 2,600+ stores, $6B sales, family-owned.
Andrew Puzder
Andrew Franklin Puzder (Andy Puzder), American lawyer and former CEO of CKE Restaurants (Hardee's, Carl's Jr.); withdrew 2017 Labor Secretary nomination; sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the EU in 2025.
Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern, American chef and TV host, creator of Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods; four-time James Beard winner, Emmy winner for The Zimmern List, sober since 1992, Minneapolis-based.
Andy Allen (chef)
Andy Allen (Andrew Peter Allen, born 1988), Australian chef, restaurateur and MasterChef Australia Season 4 winner (2012); judge from 2020, co-owner of Three Blue Ducks and co-founder of Travla beer.
Angel food cake
Angel food cake: a fat-free American sponge cake (also called angel cake) leavened only by whipped egg whites, named 1880–85 for its white color, baked in an ungreased tube pan and cooled upside down to prevent collapse.
Angela Hartnett
Angela Maria Hartnett, British chef and restaurateur, chef-proprietor of Michelin-starred Murano in Mayfair; ex-Gordon Ramsay group, four Cafe Murano sites, MBE 2007, OBE 2022, first woman Chef Catey.
Angostura bitters
Angostura bitters (ANGOSTURA aromatic bitters): high-proof aromatic cocktail bitters created in 1824 by Dr. Johann Siegert in Angostura, Venezuela, made since 1875 in Port of Spain, Trinidad; gentian-based secret recipe at 44.7% ABV, key to the Old Fashioned and Manhattan.
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis brewer founded 1852, maker of Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light; U.S. subsidiary of AB InBev since the 2008 acquisition; 12 U.S. plants, Beyond Beer RTDs, $600M 2025-2026 investment.
Anheuser-Busch brands
Anheuser-Busch brands: the beer and Beyond Beer portfolio of AB InBev's US subsidiary, led by Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light, and Stella Artois, plus craft brands like Goose Island and RTDs like Cutwater.
Anhydrous milk fat
Anhydrous milk fat (AMF, butter oil, anhydrous butterfat) is concentrated butterfat, 99.8% minimum fat and 0.1% maximum moisture, made from milk, cream, or butter; used in recombined dairy, chocolate, and bakery.
Anisette
Anisette: a sweet aniseed liqueur, about 25% ABV and 250 g sugar/L, from French Anisette de Bordeaux (attested 1821); Marie Brizard (Bordeaux, 1755) is the historic reference, distinct from stronger, drier pastis.
Annatto
Annatto (E 160b, achiote, urucum) is a yellow-to-red natural food colorant from Bixa orellana seed coats, whose oil-soluble pigment bixin and water-soluble norbixin color cheese, butter, and snacks worldwide.