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Article: CHILDHOOD FAVORITE HAS GROWN UP RESTAURANTS GIVE MAC & CHEESE A MAKEOVER.(LA.COM)(Recipe)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- November 7, 2007
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Byline: NATALIE HAUGHTON
>FOOD EDITOR
If you grew up on the orange Kraft macaroni and cheese dinner, first introduced in 1936, as many kids did, you may still crave the comfort of that homey dish.
Take a look at many restaurant menus -- and you'll find chefs adding their own touches to the American culinary icon. The upscale makeover may be made with crab, lobster, black or white truffles, broccoli, brie, mascarpone, Gorgonzola, white cheddar, a variety of pastas beyond elbow macaroni and much more.
"Mac and cheese is popular today because it is so comforting, and so universally endearing," says Marlena Spieler, author of "Macaroni & ...