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When fine dining is discussed, English cuisine is seldom mentioned--except as an example of what good food is not. The world wide reputation of twentieth century English cuisine makes the combat reputations seem of the Boulton-Paul Defiant and Fairey Battle seem enviable. Meanwhile, across the narrows of the Channel lies France, possibly the greatest culinary power in the world. Even Italy, the weak sister of the Axis, can crush England in a contest of cuisine. What would it take to transform English food into not just palatable food but great food?
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