Daisy wrote:

> I watched a US-based program called Behind the Bash the other night
> and the TV hostess (Gina something) was touring the kitchen at this
> celebrity function and one of the items to be served was Macaroni
> Cheese.
>
> This dish was also among those at a very smart dinner party I went to
> at a physician's home recently in San Francisco, and seemed to be
> enjoyed by many of the local guests.
>
> I have only ever known macaroni cheese as a nursery food, or a dish
> served to small children. It is frequently served for lunch at one
> of my grandchildren's daycare centres, and I have made it often for
> the smaller grandchildren when they visit.
>
> Is this commonly eaten by adults in the USA? I don't think I ever
> saw it on a dinner menu at restaurants there.
>
> Just curious.
>
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> Daisy
>
> Carthage demands an explanation for this insolence!

While it is considered rather 'low brow' comfort food in America, it has
variations in Europe that are considered Haute Cuisine or its Italian
Equivalent.

Such as macaroni au Gratin, Macaroni creme aux truffes, macaroni a
lItalienne, a la Milanaise, Nantua, a la napolitaine, a la Sicilienne,
aux truffes blances.
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JL