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Article: LOST GOURMET; Whatever happened to veal Oscar? What became of Dover sole and steak Diane? Or real Caesar salad, prepared tableside? Chicken Kiev and steak tartare? Baked Alaska, cherries jubilee and bananas Foster?(TASTE)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- January 18, 2001
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Whatever happened to veal Oscar? What became of Dover sole and steak Diane? Or real Caesar salad, prepared tableside? Chicken Kiev and steak tartare? Baked Alaska, cherries jubilee and bananas Foster?
In short, whatever happened to gourmet?
Archaeologists of some future era, combing through the rubble of the Twin Cities dining scene, may be puzzled by the artifacts they find: silver domes with sculpted eagles as their handles, wooden trolleys outfitted for tableside preparation, finely wrought skillets made for ceremonial cooking in the dining room.
Menus from the late 20th century document the mysterious appearance of a new style of cuisine - ...