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The story of the liberation of ethnic cuisine and what happened when haute cuisine came to America and its elitist principles met our populist beliefs. Traces the evolution of the 1941 opening of Le Pavillon to rest. such as Le Cirque, Spago, and Danny Meyer's Union Square group. Brings us inside this high-stakes business through its untold anecdotes, its legendary cooks and bright new stars. Old-timers from Le Pavillon recount the rise, glory, and fall of Henri Soule. Chez Panisse originals tell how the Berkeley counterculture propelled its creation. Here are the personalities, the visionaries, and the writers -- from Julia Child to M.F.K. Fisher to James Beard -- who created our modern gastronomic world.