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continental cuisine

American  

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

A significant loss is TAK Room, Thomas Keller’s new, grandly plush homage to continental cuisine at Hudson Yards.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020

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

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

Locals haunt the Christiania for continental cuisine, while the Sawtooth Club attracts Saturday night crowds for Western staples.

From Time Magazine Archive

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