brasserie

noun bras·se·rie \ ˌbras-ˈrē , ˌbra-sə- \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Definition of brasserie

: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

Recent Examples of brasserie from the Web

Remarkable dishes at the brewery’s newish Fortville brasserie and taproom have recently included seared salmon on sweet corn custard with sautéed radishes and tomato relish.

— liz biro, Indianapolis Star, "Every restaurant you'll try at IndyStar Wine & Food Experience," 25 June 2018
Then, in 2000, while working as the chef at a Manhattan brasserie called Les Halles, Bourdain published Kitchen Confidential.

— howie kahn, WSJ, "Anthony Bourdain’s Globalist Mission," 28 Mar. 2018
Get our daily newsletter For years, the best a vegetarian could hope to find on the menu of a typical French brasserie was omelette and chips.

— The Economist, "French vegans are tormenting France’s butchers," 5 July 2018
Back in town, there's the Little Cafe, a cozy vegetarian spot known for its fresh-flower salad, and the Tisvilde Bio Bistro, a brasserie that serves classic Danish dishes and draws a crowd with local musical acts.

— alex postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Summer on Denmark's Northern Coast," 22 June 2018
Duck Duck Goose, the French brasserie by restaurateur Ashish Alfred, will open in Fells Point on June 22.

— wesley case, baltimoresun.com, "French brasserie Duck Duck Goose to open in Fells Point next week," 12 June 2018
The name is intended to evoke a sense of free expression; so while the restaurant is posited as a contemporary American brasserie, expect a fair amount of creativity out of the kitchen.

— phil vettel, chicagotribune.com, "St. Jane Chicago hotel's restaurant now has a name," 2 May 2018
Later, one of her restaurant jobs was as a chef at Luke, John Besh's New Orleans brasserie.

— brett anderson, NOLA.com, "After rough year, female chefs channel energy toward helping others with charity dinner," 31 May 2018
Among them: Zachary Golper of Brooklyn’s Bien Cuit bakery, who was up for Outstanding Baker, and the Soho brasserie Balthazar, which was vying for Outstanding Restaurant.

— charles passy, WSJ, "America’s Real Top Chef: Gabrielle Hamilton Wins Beard Award," 8 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of brasserie

French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celt origin; akin to Welsh brag malt

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First Known Use: 1825

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