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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

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

From New York Times May 2, 2017

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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