This Nintendo DS exclusive title simulates the operation of a French restaurant as players advance through tactile challenges to become a master chef. This cooking encounter has high challenges and excellent touch interactions, but more modes, music and game content and could have catapulted this casual game into the stratosphere.

The game's characters help serve up a decent mix of comedy and interest for players of all ages. Chef Jacques Marceau runs the restaurant with his assistant Nathalie, who loves to eat, the waitress Isabelle and you, the aspiring chef. The customers and local food critic, Gustave de la Broche, provide the challenge and some antagonism, at least for Isabelle. The game's developers allow for fast-forwarding past dialogue scenes by pressing select, but should've allowed this action after the mission is played at least once if they really wanted to engage players through the story. Real life cooks who know all the terms won't really need the optional 12-stage tutorial. Most players will likely jump into career mode, then missions to improve score, which range from a Master Chef (A) to Sous-Chef (E).

Following directions has become an increasingly rare skill today. This game demands great directional and cognitive skills for following recipes, so players without the aptitude need not apply. Completing recipes (using up to three different profiles) yields some satisfaction and entertaining character arcs, plus another incentive - you win all the recipes you successfully cook in the game, a nice bridge to real life applications. The total numer of recipes total more than 70 and include information on cooking length, needed equipment/material and basic steps, which either to allow some real world flexibility or reflect some game limitations on content details and presentation (depending on your point-of-view).

Most players can bypass the optional buttons to scroll text and change workstations (cutting board, hot plates, oven and prep table) because the fun touch controls save a LOT of time, which players need to conquer this amusing game. Players can scroll over the left column to identify each item, then complete the touch screen actions which include cutting, assembling brochettes, stirring/beating (complete with helpful color codes), folding/flipping, seasoning and cooking on stove top or in the oven.