Nouveau global is pushing to join Asian Fusion, Nuevo Latino, and Traditional European Cuisines on America's finest tables. For example, at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago, Fennel-Lemon Chicken, Thai Braised Pork, Moroccan-Spice Lamb and Hoisin-Ginger Beef Tenderloin share the menu. From San Francisco to Miami, Asian, European, and Latino flavors, ingredients and cooking techniques can be found on the same menus.
Seasonality is the latest buzzword on chef's lips across the country. Chef Todd Gray, owner of the award-winning Equinox restaurant in Washington DC, demonstrates how using the freshest seasonal ingredients, combined with masterful European techniques, raises seemingly simple American fare to amazing levels.