Hors d'oeuvre of striking colors. In Italian "antipasto" means it is served cold in the form of olive, cheese, pickled vegetables or "entrada" (Portuguese, Spanish) are served as hors d'oeuvres in Southern Europe. "Voorgerecht" in Dutch means the dish ("gerecht") before ("voor") the main course. Fattoush is a bread salad in Levantine cuisine made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread ("khubz 'arabi") combined with mixed greens and other vegetables. It belongs to the family of dishes known as "fattat" (plural) or fatta, which use stale flatbread as a base. In the United States the custom appears to have come from
Culinary Institute of St. Louis Culinary Institute of St. Louis The Culinary Institute of St. Louis at Hickey College is a small, for-profit culinary arts career college located in St. Louis, Missouri. The Culinary Institute of St. Louis awards associate degrees in culinary arts to graduates. A division of Hickey College, it is located on a suburban campus on Lindbergh Boulevard near the airport. It has nearby housing for students but over half of students come from the St. Louis area. Their website states that it focuses on job placement for graduates and that financial aid is available for those who qualify. Its web site