comfort food
noun
: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal
Examples of comfort food in a Sentence
Pot roast and fried chicken are my favorite comfort foods.
a restaurant that serves comfort food
Recent Examples on the Web
While some only visit Austin, Texas, for a weekend to get in on its comfort foods, legendary music scene, and special events like SXSW, others have been flocking to the city since 2021 to take up permanent residence.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
This thoroughly modern rendition tip-toes the comfort food concept to gourmet territory.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Get The Recipe 03 of 42 Barbecue Mac and Cheese
This super-Southern recipe combines two comfort food favorites—mac and cheese and barbecue.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Like most of us, that god-awful period of time left her longing for not just comfort food, but comforting aromas and the comforting colors of her childhood in India, too.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
The Thai brunch and comfort food restaurant, which opened several weeks ago, is the latest restaurant by Nichaporn (Mickey) Smaili and Wittawat Sangrat, who also run Berkeley’s Sistory Thai Kitchen and El Cerrito’s Banana Leaf.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Gwyneth Paltrow has an appetite for Southern comfort food this Easter.
—USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Food and Drink Yoichi, the resort’s main restaurant, provides a globe-spanning array of comfort food at every meal.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
Dal, the ultimate comfort food for many across South Asia and its diaspora, is cheap, unfussy and adaptable.
—Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2024
This thoroughly modern rendition tip-toes the comfort food concept to gourmet territory.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Get The Recipe 03 of 42 Barbecue Mac and Cheese
This super-Southern recipe combines two comfort food favorites—mac and cheese and barbecue.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Like most of us, that god-awful period of time left her longing for not just comfort food, but comforting aromas and the comforting colors of her childhood in India, too.
—The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
The Thai brunch and comfort food restaurant, which opened several weeks ago, is the latest restaurant by Nichaporn (Mickey) Smaili and Wittawat Sangrat, who also run Berkeley’s Sistory Thai Kitchen and El Cerrito’s Banana Leaf.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Gwyneth Paltrow has an appetite for Southern comfort food this Easter.
—USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
Food and Drink Yoichi, the resort’s main restaurant, provides a globe-spanning array of comfort food at every meal.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
Dal, the ultimate comfort food for many across South Asia and its diaspora, is cheap, unfussy and adaptable.
—Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Comfort food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20food. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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