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Regional American favorites

By Bellamy, Gail
Publication: Restaurant Hospitality
Date: Thursday, August 1 2002
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A TASTE OF THE SOUTHWEST:

Ancho and Cumin-Spiced Southwest Idaho Potato Fries are a spicy side at Mesa Grill, NYC.

Menu Trends

Richness and diversity characterize

American cooking, thanks to a variety of high-- quality ingredients and a wealth of regional culinary influences. In fact, many restaurants are finding that American regional favorites are as promotable as they are popular. Lynn Winter of Lynn's Paradise Cafe in Louisville has been featuring this summer a "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" promotion, with 15 weeks of regional recipes, trivia contests and in-store events. Paradise Cafe culinary development chef Sara Gibbs created more than 150 breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes for the event. Each weekend, one city is featured. On our recipe pages you'll find one of their recipes, Tucumcari Tonite French Toast. The restaurant opened in 1991, and serves approximately 4,000 guests every week, with about 80% of them being repeat customers.

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