21.  European foods routinely use fewer preservatives than American foods.

22.  Either way, served with bottles of the local riesling, perfectly chilled, this was great American food at its best.

23.  For centuries, the mighty chestnut was, if not the backbone, at least one of the vertebrae of American food, both native and Europeanized.

24.  Four stars are easier to get than to keep, but the restaurant that changed the language of American food continues to evolve.

25.  For two decades, American food has been getting better and better, and American palates have become more and more sophisticated.

26.  Foreign food is very quickly submerged into the mainstream of American food and loses much of its character.

27.  Fujiwara says he likes the States but has difficulty with American food.

28.  He remembers being unable to eat American food and craving tofu.

29.  His American food, but really food that spans every possible border, just like America itself.

30.  His favorite American food?