osso buco
noun
os·so bu·co
ˌō-sō-ˈbü-(ˌ)kō 
ˌȯ-sō-
variants
or less commonly osso bucco
: a dish of veal shanks braised with vegetables, white wine, and seasoned stock
Examples of osso buco in a Sentence
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Thursday and Friday tend to be when the kitchen offers osso buco as a special.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
At Jemma, at Hollywood and Vine, Kalb is serving his take on the cuisine with fresh pasta, osso buco, veal parm, a range of sandwiches and a pizza dough that’s taken the chef five years to perfect.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Behind a window, sandwiches filled with things like elk osso buco or stewed tripe with ’nduja were being sold by a couple who live next door to the theater, Sivan Lahat and Ori Kushnir.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
The most vivid demonstration can be tasted at Kao Thai: A lusciously tender short rib in rich curry, a direct inspiration from Valter’s osso buco.
—Stuart Melling, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
For elevated Italian classics, from calamari to osso buco to bucatini bolognese, try The Palazzo Restaurant by chef Rafael Zaloshnja on Detroit Avenue.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
Veal osso buco and pasta will be on the menu, as well.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
The opening menu will include ricotta cavatelli, with braised osso buco and porcini mushrooms, and Rocchio’s legendary trofie pasta, with a seafood Bolognese that includes rock shrimp, scallops, peas and garbanzo beans.
—Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021
Then tuck into luxe comfort food dishes like foie gras PB&J, venison Wellington, elk osso buco, or Snake River Farms wagyu strip steaks paired with classic steakhouse sides.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2022
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
At Jemma, at Hollywood and Vine, Kalb is serving his take on the cuisine with fresh pasta, osso buco, veal parm, a range of sandwiches and a pizza dough that’s taken the chef five years to perfect.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
Behind a window, sandwiches filled with things like elk osso buco or stewed tripe with ’nduja were being sold by a couple who live next door to the theater, Sivan Lahat and Ori Kushnir.
—Pete Wells, New York Times, 19 Sep. 2023
The most vivid demonstration can be tasted at Kao Thai: A lusciously tender short rib in rich curry, a direct inspiration from Valter’s osso buco.
—Stuart Melling, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
For elevated Italian classics, from calamari to osso buco to bucatini bolognese, try The Palazzo Restaurant by chef Rafael Zaloshnja on Detroit Avenue.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
Veal osso buco and pasta will be on the menu, as well.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2023
The opening menu will include ricotta cavatelli, with braised osso buco and porcini mushrooms, and Rocchio’s legendary trofie pasta, with a seafood Bolognese that includes rock shrimp, scallops, peas and garbanzo beans.
—Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Sep. 2021
Then tuck into luxe comfort food dishes like foie gras PB&J, venison Wellington, elk osso buco, or Snake River Farms wagyu strip steaks paired with classic steakhouse sides.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2022
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