# @newtrier_news on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DCovjCZusWS
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26192382-newtrier-news-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-11-21T14:22:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** New Trier News (@newtrier_news) — https://gondola.cc/newtrier_news

## Caption

Every restaurant has a soul. Not literally, but when you walk through an establishment’s doors, you just feel something. A family-owned diner will make you feel right at home, as you wait for your parents to sit down at the table so everyone can dig in. A Michelin Star oozes refinement, with each bite reminding you of the rigorous effort and time invested in each morsel. Each restaurant has an aura rooted in authenticity and origin. For chain restaurants, though, it’s hard to replicate the feeling of home. 

But who can define authentic? Well, according to Merriam-Webster, authentic is “what is made or done the same way as an original”. However, that definition is a shallow, technical definition. It doesn’t apply in real life. Let’s say an immigrant moves from their country of origin to another. They feel homesick and wish to make food that reminds them of home. Yet, in this new country, they don’t have the exact ingredients to recreate the taste of home. So, this person replaces, mixes and matches, and supplants missing ingredients to approximate their view of home. The result is not authentic by definition, no. It’s a mishmash of technique and ingredients that deviates from the original recipe. Yet, it’s entirely authentic to that person, their view, and their circumstances. The soul of the food is still there.

Features Editor David Rhee wrote the story.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| New Trier News | @newtrier_news | https://gondola.cc/newtrier_news | Newspaper |
| Declan Quigley | @shotbyquigs | https://gondola.cc/shotbyquigs | Graphic Designer |

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