1
: fritter
2
: a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar
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The beignets and barbecue shrimp plate are popular, as is the muffaletta sandwich (the bread is flown in from Gambino’s in New Orleans).
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
For first-timers, another menu item may offer a surprise: New Orleans-style beignets.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The flavor and crunch on those beignets, however, is impossible to recreate.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 1 May 2025
The meal starts with a tiered tower of appetizers like lobster rolls, cornbread and beignets.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 18 June 2025
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
For first-timers, another menu item may offer a surprise: New Orleans-style beignets.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The flavor and crunch on those beignets, however, is impossible to recreate.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 1 May 2025
The meal starts with a tiered tower of appetizers like lobster rolls, cornbread and beignets.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 18 June 2025
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“Beignet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beignet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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