Word: classically
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many of the menu-men are riding the wave of the so-called nouvelle cuisine, a form of culinary revisionism that has modified and simplified the classic, cholesterol-laden dishes of Caréme and Escoffier. It is not in fact all that nouvelle. Some 2,000 years ago, the Greek savant Arches-tratus inveighed against "sticky, clammy sauces." There is also cuisine minceur, the cooking of slimness. Michel Guérard, its chef-evangelist, has won a wider following for his ascetic unsauced dishes among dieters than among true gourmands, however...
...Veaux, 40, chef of the classic Parisian restaurant Lasserre: "Don't do too much. Concentrate on one plat. One person cooking at home cannot pay attention to too many things. She or he will become lost. If a woman makes three dishes, she will get nervous on the first, the second will suffer and the third will be a disaster...
Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle, and Julia Child (Knopf; $30). A classic compendium of recipes...
...Classic Italian Cookbook by Marcella Kazan (Knopf; $12.95) and The Fine Art of Italian Cooking by Giuliano Bugialli (Quadrangle; $15). Almost a college course in Italian cuisine...
DiCara believes the upcoming campaign will be the "classic political contest." It will be a contest between "different generations and different attitudes," he said. The average age of DiCara's campaign staff will be in the mid-20s, he said Crane has been State Treasurer for 14 years...