The result is an ever-changing selection of simple, well-cooked dishes, from pheasant breast with chestnuts to salads made with leaves picked that morning.

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Well-cooked sprouts should be neither crunchy nor flaccid.

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Order starters like the mirza ghassemi (smoked aubergine with garlic and tomato), which is severed with high mounds of fresh herbs like tarragon and mint, as well as cooked-to-order breads, fresh from the oven.

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Twenty-eight well-known American chefs cooked for the attendees.

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