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continental cuisine

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noun

  1. a style of cooking that includes the better-known dishes of various western European countries.


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Right on beach with beautiful sunset views, this breezy eatery offers tropical cocktails, island fare and more familiar continental cuisine.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

Eating There: Copernicus Restaurant offers high-end Polish-inflected continental cuisine and scrupulous service with 5-course, 7-course and 12-course options, starting at about $58 a person.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2018

The menu will reflect a time when the fanciest food in America was called continental cuisine.

From New York Times • May 2, 2017

It’s closer to the continental cuisine of the ’70s and ’80s than anything happening in serious restaurants today.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2010

Osborne House, located opposite Common Market headquarters in Brussels, is a shop that specializes in providing British delicacies for Englishmen who would like a homey respite from the rigorous riches of continental cuisine.

From Time Magazine Archive

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