The rich, intricate, and elaborate cuisine of the 18th and 19th century French aristocracy based on the rational identification, development, and adoption of strict culinary principles. Emphasizes the how & why of cooking.

A late 19th- and early 20th-century refinement and simplification of French grande cuisine. It relies on the thorough exploration of culinary principles and techniques, and emphasizes the refined preparation and presentation of superb ingredients.

French for "new cooking"; a mid-20th-century movement away from many classic cuisine principles and toward a lighter cuisine based on natural flavors, shortened cooking times and innovative combinations.

A late 20th century movement that began in California but has spread across the United States; it stresses the use of fresh locally grown, seasonal produce and high-quality ingredients simply prepared in a fashion that preserves and emphasizes the natural flavors.

A cuisine that came into being during the mid 1980's, it is the blending or use of ingredients and/or preparation methods from various ethnic, regional, or national cuisines in the same dish.

The scientific discipline that studies the physical and chemical processes that occur while cooking. This type of cuisine seeks to investigate and explain the chemical reasons behind the transformation of ingredients, as well as the social, artistic, and technical components of culinary and gastronomic phenomena.

Which of the following is the characteristic cuisine of a nation?

A set of recipes based on local ingredients, traditions and practices; within a larger geographical, political, cultural or social unit, regional cuisines are often variations of one another that blend together to create national cuisine

Foods (often commercially produced items) or preparation methods that have become ubiquitous throughout the world; for example, curries and french fried potatoes

The cuisine of a group of people having a common cultural heritage, as opposed to the cuisine of a group of people bound together by geography or political factors.

A person who likes fine food and drink and is a good judge of its quality. A connoisseur in eating and drinking.

Someone fond of consuming fine food and drink, often to excess

Foods of the highest quality, perfectly prepared and beautifully presented

Which of the following films did you watch? Mark all that apply.

Which of these films did you watch? Mark all that apply.