Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal
Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II

Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004

Dover Sole Almondine
Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives

Saddle of Spring Lamb
Chanterelle Sauce
Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003

Arugula, Savannah Mustard
and Mint Romaine
Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
"Rose Blossoms"
Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
# # #

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
t...
> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His
> Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #
>
I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.

Diane M

Diane M

On May 7, 3:36 pm, " >
wrote:
> I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
> actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
> what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.

Could it be sugared blossoming rose petals?

Karen

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
t...
> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His
Royal
> Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #
>

Well it ain't shrimp pizza. Which is on my menu.

Paul

On May 7, 4:14 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal
> Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #

I hope that the president vomits on the queen.

--Bryan

"Karen" > wrote:
> On May 7, 3:36 pm, " >
> wrote:
>> I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
>> actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
>> what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.
>
> Could it be sugared blossoming rose petals?

I bet it's something like these (courtesy of http://www.dazzlemdesserts.com):

http://tinyurl.com/2p9kfl
http://tinyurl.com/2n6akv
http://tinyurl.com/3aa44t

A description of the "peachy" ones:
--
Rich chocolate cake, drizzled with a simple syrup enhanced with Chambord (French
raspberry liqueur) and Kahlua (Mexican coffee liqueur), then topped with a
Chambord enhanced buttercream icing rose blossom. Each blossom is decorated with
one French candy rose. Finally, each blossom shimmers from a dusting of
edible/Kosher glitter.
--

I've eaten large multi-course dinners, and each course is much smaller than the
mountains of food presented in American chain restaurants. You walk away
satisfied, not stuffed like you are going to explode.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

"Food Snob" > wrote:
On May 7, 4:14 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
>> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal
>> Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>>
>> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>>
>> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender

....

>> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
>> # # #
>
>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>
>--Bryan

That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!

I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness, propriety
and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person could be on their
best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a person to manage so long.
At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who is probably closer to Dubya's kind
of people than the Queen.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
newsZP%h.7597$iY3.5968@trnddc08...
>>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>>
>>--Bryan
>
> That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!
>
> I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness,
> propriety and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person
> could be on their best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a
> person to manage so long. At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who is
> probably closer to Dubya's kind of people than the Queen.


Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply from
his misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some in
blood. With all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of this
president's administration, I find it particularly insensitive that the
white house flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette redux.

"anon" > wrote:
> "wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
> newsZP%h.7597$iY3.5968@trnddc08...
>>>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>>>
>>>--Bryan
>>
>> That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!
>>
>> I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness,
>> propriety and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person could
>> be on their best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a person to
>> manage so long. At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who is probably
>> closer to Dubya's kind of people than the Queen.
>
>
> Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply from his
> misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some in blood. With
> all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of this president's
> administration, I find it particularly insensitive that the white house
> flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette redux.

Dubya eats like royalty because he thinks he's a king. He has no problem
suspending parts of the Constitution to suit his needs. I call him King George
I. He thinks he's a king because of all his loyal subjects who bow down to him
constantly. At least that's they way he sees it, because when he is out giving
speeches, it is always to a completely friendly crowd. Dare to so much as wear a
t-shirt with a non-supportive message, and the Secret Service will haul you
away. Dubya claims he is listening to the generals now, only problem is that he
appointed yes men, so they tell him what he wants to hear.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

Loyalty Over Competence.

"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
news:vvS%h.1162$LJ3.852@trnddc02...
> "anon" > wrote:
>> "wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
>> newsZP%h.7597$iY3.5968@trnddc08...
>>>>I hope that the president vomits on the queen.
>>>>
>>>>--Bryan
>>>
>>> That's funny, I'm hoping one of the Queen's corgis vomits on Dubya!
>>>
>>> I admire Queen Elizabeth II, she has been the model of graciousness,
>>> propriety and discretion for over half a century. It's amazing a person
>>> could be on their best behavior for so long. She'd have to be quite a
>>> person to manage so long. At the opposite extreme is Paris Hilton, who
>>> is probably closer to Dubya's kind of people than the Queen.
>>
>>
>> Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply
>> from his misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some
>> in blood. With all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of
>> this president's administration, I find it particularly insensitive that
>> the white house flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette
>> redux.
>
> Dubya eats like royalty because he thinks he's a king. He has no problem
> suspending parts of the Constitution to suit his needs. I call him King
> George I. He thinks he's a king because of all his loyal subjects who bow
> down to him constantly. At least that's they way he sees it, because when
> he is out giving speeches, it is always to a completely friendly crowd.
> Dare to so much as wear a t-shirt with a non-supportive message, and the
> Secret Service will haul you away. Dubya claims he is listening to the
> generals now, only problem is that he appointed yes men, so they tell him
> what he wants to hear.
>
> --
> wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

One of the news channels quoted Laura as hoping he doesn't mess up at
dinner. So do you think he will eat with his elbow on the table, wipe his
mouth with his sleeve and belch at the Queen. I think that would be more
offensive than hurling on her, as puking sometimes cannot be helped, but
ignorance knows no boundries with this bunghole.
-ginny

>

On May 7, 6:42 pm, Karen > wrote:
> On May 7, 3:36 pm, " >
> wrote:
>
> > I guess "Rose Blossoms" is the dessert. Wonder what that is. Can't imagine
> > actually eating all those courses, but I suppose they're much smaller than
> > what one would find at most pig-out restaurants in the US.
>
> Could it be sugared blossoming rose petals?
>
> Karen

An article in the Washington Post describes Rose Blossoms as "an
elegant creation of meringue and spun sugar."

> wrote:
> In article >, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> > wrote:
>>One of the news channels quoted Laura as hoping he doesn't mess up at
>>dinner. So do you think he will eat with his elbow on the table, wipe his
>>mouth with his sleeve and belch at the Queen. I think that would be more
>>offensive than hurling on her, as puking sometimes cannot be helped, but
>>ignorance knows no boundries with this bunghole.
>>-ginny
>>
>>
> the staff of the white house is amazing. and they teach
> ettiqutte. (bet they can spell it, too.)

But Dubya is a pretty slow learner. There's only so much a teacher can do. Dubya
has only had four other state dinners in the past 6 years. Maybe he keeps his
elbows of the table now, but he hasn't mastered the order to use the forks, or
whether the wine glass to the left or right is his. I think that is why they
seat him at the end of the table, so it's obvious which items are for him.
Perhaps the forks are numbered.

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

Dimitri > wrote:

> Dover Sole Almondine

Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct this,
considering this is a white-tie dinner in honour of the Queen of
England?

Victor

"Dimitri" > wrote in
t:

> Menu for the Dinner in Honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His
> Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
>
> Welcoming Queen Elizabeth II
>
> Spring Pea Soup with Fernleaf Lavender
> Chive Pizzelle with American Caviar
> Newton Chardonnay "Unfiltered" 2004
>
> Dover Sole Almondine
> Roasted Artichokes, Pequillo Peppers and Olives
>
> Saddle of Spring Lamb
> Chanterelle Sauce
> Fricassee of Baby Vegetables
> Peter Michael "Les Pavots" 2003
>
> Arugula, Savannah Mustard
> and Mint Romaine
> Champagne Dressing and Trio of Farmhouse Cheeses
> "Rose Blossoms"
> Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2004
> # # #
>


OT Coincidence - The day after I read this post, the book I'm currently
reading had the following sentence:
"The food--clear soup, dover sole, saddle of lamb with garden peas,
strawberries and cream, and a fine Cheddar cheese--was superb."
(from The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy by James Anderson)

K

"anon" > wrote in message
> Dubya eats like royalty while all over the world others suffer deeply from
> his misadventures. Others pay the dinner tab: some in money, some in
> blood. With all that's going on in the world, and all the scandal of this
> president's administration, I find it particularly insensitive that the
> white house flaunts this kind of dinner menu. Marie Antoinette redux.


So what? Every President has done the same. Both political parties, in
good times and bad have had fancy state dinners.

On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
> Dimitri > wrote:
>
>> Dover Sole Almondine
>
> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...

Correct what? What's the problem?

nb

"wff_ng_7" > wrote in
news:9s20i.7675$pW5.4249@trnddc07:

> > wrote:
>> In article >, "Virginia
>> Tadrzynski" > wrote:
>>>One of the news channels quoted Laura as hoping he doesn't mess up at
>>>dinner. So do you think he will eat with his elbow on the table,
>>>wipe his mouth with his sleeve and belch at the Queen. I think that
>>>would be more offensive than hurling on her, as puking sometimes
>>>cannot be helped, but ignorance knows no boundries with this
>>>bunghole. -ginny
>>>
>>>
>> the staff of the white house is amazing. and they teach
>> ettiqutte. (bet they can spell it, too.)
>
> But Dubya is a pretty slow learner. There's only so much a teacher can
> do. Dubya has only had four other state dinners in the past 6 years.
> Maybe he keeps his elbows of the table now, but he hasn't mastered the
> order to use the forks, or whether the wine glass to the left or right
> is his. I think that is why they seat him at the end of the table, so
> it's obvious which items are for him. Perhaps the forks are numbered.
>

Probably labelled "FORK - USE IN LEFT HAND" (if he remembers which hand
that is)

notbob wrote:
> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>
>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>
> Correct what? What's the problem?
>
> nb

Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.

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Giusi wrote:
> notbob wrote:
>> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
>>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
>>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>>
>> Correct what? What's the problem?
>>
>> nb
>
> Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>
Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
Almondine and that too is correct.

Goomba38 wrote:
> Giusi wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>>> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
>>>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>>>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House
>>>> Web
>>>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>>>
>>> Correct what? What's the problem?
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you
>> can spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>>
> Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
> Almondine and that too is correct.

Perhaps you are correct and they have invented a term, but I felt sure
that almandine was correct and in English it would be said with almonds.
Almondine doesn't mean a thing to me, it is a ******* word based on a
traditional French cookery term.

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On 2007-05-09, Giusi > wrote:

> Almondine doesn't mean a thing to me, it is a ******* word based on a
> traditional French cookery term.

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of words in the English
language based on corruptions of French words. So, what's the big deal
about one lousy cooking term? It's done. Get over it.

nb

On May 9, 8:11 am, Giusi > wrote:
> Perhaps you are correct and they have invented a term, but I felt sure
> that almandine was correct and in English it would be said with almonds.
> Almondine doesn't mean a thing to me, it is a ******* word based on a
> traditional French cookery term.

It's amandine (without the "L"). Otherwise, it's a rock.

Karen

Giusi wrote:
>
> notbob wrote:
> > On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
> >> Dimitri > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dover Sole Almondine
> >> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> >> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
> >
> > Correct what? What's the problem?
> >
> > nb
>
> Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>

What do you expect in a country where they don't know how to spell colour
or neighbour or that the last letter of the English alphabet is "zed"?
:-)

notbob wrote:
> On 2007-05-09, Giusi > wrote:
>
>> Almondine doesn't mean a thing to me, it is a ******* word based on a
>> traditional French cookery term.
>
> There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of words in the English
> language based on corruptions of French words. So, what's the big deal
> about one lousy cooking term? It's done. Get over it.
>
> nb
You're a cherry-picker quoter, eh? It wasn't my remark in the first
place and then I started by saying maybe I am wrong.

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Karen wrote:
> On May 9, 8:11 am, Giusi > wrote:
>> Perhaps you are correct and they have invented a term, but I felt sure
>> that almandine was correct and in English it would be said with almonds.
>> Almondine doesn't mean a thing to me, it is a ******* word based on a
>> traditional French cookery term.
>
> It's amandine (without the "L"). Otherwise, it's a rock.
>
> Karen
>
Right! Sending you 50 centesimo.

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On May 9, 8:37 am, notbob > wrote:
> There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of words in the English
> language based on corruptions of French words. So, what's the big deal
> about one lousy cooking term? It's done. Get over it.

Gives us something to talk about? It must be somewhat interesting, as
you had a comment about it, too.

Karen

Goomba38 wrote:
>
>
> > Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> > spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
> >
> Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
> Almondine and that too is correct.

Almondine is not correct. It is a moronic attempt to spell a French word.
The English translation of Sole Amandine is Sole Garnished with Almonds. If
they can't spell a French word properly they should not even try.


BTW... Almondine appears as an error in my spell checker.

Here is the definition in Wikipedia
"Almondine is a culinary term indicating a garnish of almonds The French
term is amandine, but the 'almondine' spelling is probably more common in
America. There is some potential confusion with two other words:
almandine , a violet or amethystine tinted garnet, and amandine , a long,
pale type of potato (presumably resembling an almond)."

So I guess both spellings are acceptable?

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notbob wrote:
>
>
> There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of words in the English
> language based on corruptions of French words. So, what's the big deal
> about one lousy cooking term? It's done. Get over it.


It's true that a lot of English words have French origins. They were likely
to have been incorporated into English before French was even standardized
in France. The thing is that they are now part of the language, whereas
Almondine in culinary terms is nothing more than a malapropism, a foolishly
ostentatious label to a French dish.

notbob > wrote:

> Victor Sack > wrote:
> > Dimitri > wrote:
> >
> >> Dover Sole Almondine
> >
> > Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> > site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>
> Correct what? What's the problem?

No such thing as anything "almondine". The word is "amandine". In the
context of this kind of menu and occasion, this is about the worst faux
pas, of a hillbilly-putting-on-airs kind. Personally, I find
"almondine" kind of cute and a very apt adaptation of the term, though.

Mary Killen

Victor Sack > wrote:

>No such thing as anything "almondine". The word is "amandine". In the
>context of this kind of menu and occasion, this is about the worst faux
>pas, of a hillbilly-putting-on-airs kind. Personally, I find
>"almondine" kind of cute and a very apt adaptation of the term, though.

Seems to me "Almondine" is a standard part of British menu English.
This is the Queen of England after all.

Steve

"Karen" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> On May 9, 8:37 am, notbob > wrote:
>> There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of words in the English
>> language based on corruptions of French words. So, what's the big deal
>> about one lousy cooking term? It's done. Get over it.
>
> Gives us something to talk about? It must be somewhat interesting, as
> you had a comment about it, too.
>

psst ... he probly thought it was "almondine."



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On May 9, 5:56 am, Goomba38 > wrote:
> Giusi wrote:
> > notbob wrote:
> >> On 2007-05-08, Victor Sack > wrote:
> >>> Dimitri > wrote:
>
> >>>> Dover Sole Almondine
> >>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
> >>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>
> >> Correct what? What's the problem?
>
> >> nb
>
> > Can't spell? If you use a French term, you ought to check that you can
> > spell it. Or say it in English, which HRM knows.
>
> Well... HRM knows French too. But in American English the spelling is
> Almondine and that too is correct.

You deserve a complimentary order of Freedom Fries!

--Bryan

Victor Sack wrote:
> notbob > wrote:
>
>> Victor Sack > wrote:
>>> Dimitri > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dover Sole Almondine
>>> Indeed, I have checked and that is how it appears on the White House Web
>>> site, too. Is there no one on the White House staff to correct...
>> Correct what? What's the problem?
>
> No such thing as anything "almondine". The word is "amandine". In the
> context of this kind of menu and occasion, this is about the worst faux
> pas, of a hillbilly-putting-on-airs kind. Personally, I find
> "almondine" kind of cute and a very apt adaptation of the term, though.
>
> Mary Killen

Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas,
because it is used much more frequently.

margaret suran wrote:

> Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas,
> because it is used much more frequently.

Is that like saying "lounger lounge" ??

ObFood: "shrimp scampi" annoys me for the same reason.

On 2007-05-10, Goomba38 > wrote:

> ObFood: "shrimp scampi" annoys me for the same reason.

Don't forget bota bag.

nb

Goomba38 wrote:
> margaret suran wrote:
>
>> Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas,
>> because it is used much more frequently.
>
> Is that like saying "lounger lounge" ??
>
> ObFood: "shrimp scampi" annoys me for the same reason.

The expression is Chaise Longue, an elongated or long chair.

Goomba38 wrote:
>
> margaret suran wrote:
>
> > Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas,
> > because it is used much more frequently.
>
> Is that like saying "lounger lounge" ??

??? Chaise is French for chair. french adjectives usually go after the
noun, so it is a lounge chair. There is nothing redundant there.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> margaret suran wrote:
>
>> Nothing to do with food, but "Chaise Lounge" is a worse faux pas, because
>> it is used much more frequently.
>
> Is that like saying "lounger lounge" ??
>
> ObFood: "shrimp scampi" annoys me for the same reason.

And then there's "pizza pie".

Felice