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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 8:21 pm
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If it's the most common name in the local vernacular, like "duck à l'orange" (note: not "canard à l'orange") and "foie gras", why not?

Now, if there's a howler--like a local restaurant that had "veal francaisé" on the menu--then it's pretentious.

Last edited by SJC1K; Aug 28, 2008 at 8:30 pm Reason: I forgot the accents graves. <blush>
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