| Across his face came a look of incredulous horror. He | | | | pot is used for Fondue Bourguignon. |
| had the same expression I must have had when I saw | | | | If you don't want to deal with the mess and hassle of |
| spam sushi in Hawaii for the first time. For him, the only | | | | making fondue at home (the fondue pots can be |
| proper fondue was cheese fondue, and a chocolate | | | | difficult to clean after a meal), there are many |
| fondue was just a wrong, unnatural thing. Any notions | | | | restaurants that specialize in fondue that you can go |
| of Americans being a savage, uncultured and | | | | to. My favorite, La Fondue in Saratoga, California, is |
| decadent people must have been confirmed in his | | | | whimsically decorated, with a romantic, slightly gothic |
| eyes. | | | | ambiance that looks like the kind of place La Cirque du |
| Nevertheless, we have chocolate fondue, and I am | | | | Soleil would go to for lunch. |
| forever grateful for it. Specifically, we have Konrad Egli | | | | Many styles of cheese fondue are available, such as |
| to thank, a Swiss(!) chef who created it for New | | | | Mediterranean (cheddar, beer & sun-dried tomatoes) |
| York's Chalet Swiss restaurant in 1964. He had earlier | | | | and Stinking Rose (Swiss, wine & garlic). For the |
| already started to popularize the more traditional | | | | Fondue Bourguignon, exotic meats such as wild boar |
| fondue through his restaurant by featuring both the | | | | and ostrich are offered, as well as tasty dipping |
| cheese style and the method of cooking meat cubes | | | | sauces. |
| in hot oil (Fondue Bourguignon). | | | | The chocolate fondue, though, is to die for. Along with |
| Well, with the introduction of the chocolate element, the | | | | your choice of chocolate (milk, bittersweet or white) |
| craze really took off. Fondue became a popular menu | | | | and flavorings (Amaretto, Irish Cream and others), you |
| item at American dinner parties throughout the 60's | | | | can dunk in pieces of snicker bars, marshmallows, |
| and 70's, and is starting to become popular again. | | | | strawberries, apples, bananas & sponge cake. |
| Fondue originally came from the mountains of | | | | Bring a large appetite when you come here, so you |
| Switzerland, where poverty-stricken peasants had little | | | | have room for all the delectable courses. |
| to sustain them except for Gruyere cheese, bread | | | | If you would like to experience the fun and novelty of |
| loaves and lots of wine. Poor peasants. Making do of | | | | fondue yourself, here is a selection of fondue |
| these meager ingredients, they combined them to | | | | restaurants that may be in your area: |
| create what became the traditional fondue, melting the | | | | The Melting Pot - 70 restaurants in locations all across |
| hard cheese with the wine in a communal | | | | the country |
| earthenware pot, and taking turns dipping the bread | | | | Boiling Point Fondue - Woodinville, WA |
| into the tasty mixture. | | | | Café Fondue - Merrillville, IN |
| Fondue Bourguignon, on the other hand, was a French | | | | Dante's Down the Hatch - Atlanta, GA |
| creation. Born out of necessity, a medieval monk by | | | | Der Fondue Chessel - Keystone, CO |
| the name of Johann du Putzxe came up with the idea. | | | | Fondue Fred's - Berkeley, CA |
| He worked in the vineyards of Burgundy and needed | | | | Fondue Room - Mount Clemens, MI |
| a convenient way to have lunch while he harvested | | | | Forever Fondue - La Jolla, CA & San Diego, CA |
| the grapes. A pot filled with hot oil set nearby where | | | | Geja's Café - Chicago, IL |
| he could dunk & cook tasty morsels of meat while he | | | | La Fondue Bourguignonne - Sherman Oaks, CA |
| worked was the solution. | | | | The Magic Pot Fondue Bistro - Edgewater, NJ |
| Today, there are several different kinds of fondue | | | | Mona Lisa Fondue Restaurant - Nampa, ID |
| sets available on the market. There are burners that | | | | Potpourri Fondue Restaurant - Mentor, OH |
| are heated by tea lights, butane, alcohol & electricity. | | | | Simply Fondue - Dallas, TX |
| For cheese and chocolate fondue, a traditional pot | | | | Read about growing celery and celery nutrition at the |
| called a caquelon is used. This is typically made from | | | | Benefits Of Celery website. |
| ceramic or earthenware. An enameled iron or copper | | | | |