carpaccio
noun
car·pac·cio
kär-ˈpä-ch(ē-)ō 
: thinly sliced raw meat or fish served with a sauce
—often used as a postpositive modifier
beef carpaccio
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The deep flavors of the tuna carpaccio, a special that evening, and the pici cacio e pepe, chef Jono Thevenard’s signature dish, left us marveling.
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Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
The menu changes daily—often between lunch and dinner—with exquisite dishes like scallop carpaccio adorned with jewel-like edible flowers, crisp garden-fresh vegetables, and nutty black rice from the windswept plains of Camargue.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Nosh on a dish of Sea bass carpaccio paired with a refreshing Rose and Gentian spritz.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The standout dish was also our first - the beef carpaccio is rolled at the table and features fresh arugula and chunks of artichoke, sprinkled with Parmesan and large slices of truffle.
—George Koutsakis, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2025
The menu changes daily—often between lunch and dinner—with exquisite dishes like scallop carpaccio adorned with jewel-like edible flowers, crisp garden-fresh vegetables, and nutty black rice from the windswept plains of Camargue.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Nosh on a dish of Sea bass carpaccio paired with a refreshing Rose and Gentian spritz.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The standout dish was also our first - the beef carpaccio is rolled at the table and features fresh arugula and chunks of artichoke, sprinkled with Parmesan and large slices of truffle.
—George Koutsakis, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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“Carpaccio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpaccio. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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Carpaccio
biographical name
Car·pac·cio
kär-ˈpä-ch(ē-ˌ)ō
Vittore circa 1460–1525(or 1526) Italian painter
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