On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:04:07 -0800, "Pico Rico"
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:38:11 -0800, "Pico Rico"
> > > wrote:
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> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
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> >> > On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:05:57 -0800, "Pico Rico"
> >> > > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But... there is a separate Valentine's Day menu in the Pub. They're
> >> >> > serving Escargot Bourguingon. Described as "snails in sizzling
> >> >> > butter
> >> >> > garlic sauce." No mention at all of red wine. Don't ask me why
> >> >> > they
> >> >> > call it bourguignon.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Jill
> >> >>
> >> >> yes, don't ask Jill why a dish famous in the Burgundy region of France
> >> >> is
> >> >> called Escargot Bourguingon
> >> >>
> >> > If that's the case, then why don't they call it Escargot *a la*
> >> > Bourguignon?
> >> >
> >>
> >> the same reason it is not called Fried Chicken a la Kentucky?
> >>
> > Not in the slightest. There's generic "southern" fried chicken and
> > there's "Kentucky" brand fried chicken. "Kentucky" fried chicken
> > brand makes sure, *legally* and by keeping company secrets, that no
> > one takes the "a la" route.
> >
>
> chicken a la Kiev
> Clam Chowder al a Manhattan
> Sourdough a la San Francisco
> Sweet Bread a la Hawaii
>
> Need I go on?
>
None of which are called "a la" anything by the common person and you
have not made your point.

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