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'The Gourmands' Way' examines France's powerful, ongoing influence on American diners

Dig deep enough – past the supermarket sushi and avocado toast, and past the quinoa bowls and Asian-Latin fusion food trucks – and you can still hear the voice of France speaking to American diners. Although fine dining is always evolving, many of its first incarnations in this country took their inspiration from their counterparts in France, a place that has been synonymous with great food and wine for centuries. From the procession of a

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