je mange, tu mange

one difference between america and france remains a bit of a paradox. america, the paragon of egalitarian values, somehow suffers from a gastronomic class system unknown in france. the right and opportunity to enjoy the earth's seasonal best [food] seems to be monopolized by an elite. outside their ranks, the great majority of americans are conditioned to demand and accept bland, processed, chemically treated, generally unnatural foods, which through packaging and marketing have been made to seem wholesome.