AVANT adjective \ˈä-ˌvän(t), ˈa-, -ˌvȯn(t), -ˌvōⁿ Culturally or stylistically advanced I am pretty positive that Executive Chef, Nicholas Bour and Chef de Cuisine, James Kozak, of the newly opened AVANT restaurant, had absolutely no idea they were about to serve the toughest critic of their careers last