The Cuisine Chefs Don't Like To Order At Restaurants

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The Cuisine Chefs Don't Like To Order At Restaurants

When the "King of the Hill" reboot aired on Hulu, I was admittedly surprised to learn that Bobby Hill was operating a German-Japanese fusion restaurant. While the trajectory more or less made sense for the character, fusion in 2025 felt dated. While the term fusion itself was coined in the '80s, its heyday would not come until two decades later, the early 2000s, marked by a collective fascination with culinary cross-pollination. However, food trends tend to come and go, and chances are what feels chic today will feel cheap and gimmicky in about 10 years.

Fusion food, too, suffered from the law of diminishing returns, with some of its most vocal critics becoming chefs. Those who cook professionally often feel