Garten's show features the preparation of a multi-course meal, usually for her close friends, colleagues or husband, Jeffrey.

She stays trim despite a ravenous appetite and favors multi-course ethnic meals with good wine.

Yet, it also is possible to run up a hefty bill by ordering a multi-course meal.

Other ethnic restaurants also serve multi-course meals, but they differ in many respects from a traditional degustation one.

I watched in astonishment as they turned out five completely different multi-course meals without repeating a dish.

A whole duck - which can feed six in a multi-course meal, or a couple who order just one or two side dishes - costs $29.

He prepares a unique multi-course meal designed to complement the wines being served.

In some cases each participant agrees ahead of time to bring a single course, and the result is a multi-course meal.

Two people can eat the multi-course meals typical of Turkish cuisine for about $40, including wine.