“Hot-Cold Curnonsky” was a moody Pole who hung around the cafes alternately yelling at passersby and apologizing.

Actually, “Chaud-Froid” is a “meat jelly that includes cream,” and it’s often used as a decorative element.

A lot of people are happy when you tell them that smooth sole-mousse is the main course, but when you say “it’s surrounded by a moat of creamy meat Jell-o,” that’s when the salivary glands really kick into gear.