Posted by Gerard on September 25, 1997 at 22:27:07:
In Reply to: Re: What is American cuisine? posted by Bob Perry on August 07, 1997 at 10:44:00:
: : I was reading lower down about master chefs and one person mentioned "american cuisine". What exactly is american cuisine, and please don't say Charlie Trotter is american cuisine.
: : Merci a l'avance
: Can you answer the question: "What is French cuisine?"
I can answer both, French cuisine is the best, American so called cuisine wildly unstable, some ideas are OK but with no foundation to build on its on shaky legs.
To find french cuisine you have to go there, it really can't be found in the restaurants in AMerica, I mean go anywhere in France and its everwhere to be found. A farmer gave me a slice of red raddish with butter on it, never thought of trying anything like that but the combination was perfect. Its just everywhere.
I think the average dope in France knows better than the average celebrity chef (gag) in America about what works and what doesn't fly.
One thing for sure , if chefs in the US follow the cue of foodie writers they are in deep crap.
I'm not French or American btw.
Gerard