Evolving steadily since attaining cultural significance during 15th century Renaissance, modern French Cuisine, and the accompanying accoutrements, not only satisfy the palate, but also please the eye.
An invigorating fusion of wine, food, and traditional exploits, French Food Culture has emerged a bona fide “social theater”; akin to any Fine Art. Complete with elaborate and strategic presentations, display and composition are as integral to such Haute and Nouvelle cuisines as the ingredients themselves.
Tabletops are virgin canvas adorned with processions of appetizers and main courses. Meals are consumed in a leisure yet devoted style promoting both, familial bonding and spirited social revelry. The traditions and loving rituals, with which each meal is prepared, make French cuisine and the resulting culture nothing short of edible Art.
Formal courses are unique and unaided; each giving way to its successor in the following order: Hors D’oeuvres, The Fish Course, The Main Course, The Salad Course, The Cheese Plate, and lastly The Sweet Desert Course. Fresh breads, a traditional French meal’s mainstay, are present throughout each course.
Traditionally served first, “Outside of the Main Course or Works,” hors d’oeuvres are basic yet simple, and cleverly designed to stimulate the appetite. Aperitifs (small palate-arousing cocktails) may also accompany this first course.
A Fish Course will sometimes follow hors d’oeuvres and be lavishly garnished with an assortment of vegetables. Afterwards, a small dish of citrus-flavored sorbet is consumed to cleanse the palate; giving way to the main course.
Arriving at the Main Course, one will find an elaborate meat or poultry dish; again garnished with vegetables crafted for display by culinary prowess.
Next, a simple Salad Course of tossed greens with vinaigrette is served; whose purpose is to again cleanse the palate, and aid in digestion.
A bastion of French Cuisine; a selection of cheeses are then served on a wooden board (The Cheese Plate) amid a bevy of fresh cut fruits.
Lastly, the Sweet Dessert Course may be served for a special occasion. This course is an ornately decorated treat; rich and indulgent to taste, and served with freshly brewed café.
French cuisine implores you to Dine Abroad and experience Le Cuisine Francois (The True French Cook) first-hand, in one of many sophisticated eateries of the region.
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