Prix Fixe - an entire meal offered by a restaurant for a set price, often three courses (app, main, dessert), substitutions not usually permitted. Pronunciation
Haute Cuisine -"high cooking" - that is, cooking of an elevated level - fine dining. 17th c. French origin. Pronunciation
Cuisine Classique - modernized Haute Cuisine associated with Escoffier (1846-1935) in which service russe and reliance on sauces are characteristic.
Nouvelle Cuisine - "new cuisine" that emphasizes fresh ingredients, lighter compositions, and avoidance of the overly complicated. Term as used today originated in the 1960s. Sometimes framed as a reaction against Cuisine Classique. Pronunciation
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