Pastorale sings a welcoming song to diners, but though its location is rural and pastoral, its high quality, sophisticated cooking could fit in anywhere.
Perhaps what is so compelling about the south is this confluence of peasant food and sophisticated cooking.
Even after finding more sophisticated cooking in cities like Milan, I still think that, on the whole, I'd rather be in Paris.
Space and comfort aside, many now serve sophisticated contemporary cooking that is on a par with the better independent restaurants in town.
Within this polished saloon atmosphere, the chef offers some sophisticated American cooking.
But don't underestimate this country kitchen: There is some sophisticated cooking going on inside.
Felidia has endured by offering its worldly clientele all the creature comforts and sophisticated regional cooking.
Mr. Lagasse is most widely credited for making sophisticated cooking accessible to mass audiences.
Seed specializes in sophisticated, fresh American cooking using mostly organic ingredients with no butter or cream and little oil.
Space and comfort aside, you may even encounter some sophisticated contemporary cooking that is on a par with the better independent restaurants in town.