serve up
phrasal verb
served up; serving up; serves up
: to give (food) to someone at a meal, in a restaurant, etc.
That little restaurant serves up some of the best Indian food in the city.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe movie serves up a lot of laughs.
Examples of serve up in a Sentence
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On this icy night, the Sparhawk boys—abetted by Al Church and Izzy Cruz on percussion—served up two piping-hot sets of Roy Ayers, Parliament-Funkadelic, and Childish Gambino covers, alongside a handful of original compositions.
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Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Port-au-Prince native Alain Lemaire, who has also appeared on the Food Network and in 2018 was one of eight Haitian chefs to cook the first all-Haitian dinner at the James Beard Foundation House in New York, will also be serving up Haitian specialties.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The on-site restaurant, The Original, feels like a modernized diner serving up chicken pot pies and deviled eggs.
—Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
Advertisers might be in a position to fix that by spending more to place products and services, but Trump Media served up a major red flag after refusing to commit to publishing any metrics that might give ad buyers a sense of how much reach the platform offers.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Paula van de Kamp/Wild Daughter Wild Daughter serves up many of its dishes atop homemeade brioche.
—Claire Boobbyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
Chipotle may have started the National Burrito Day celebration early, but there's plenty of other restaurants serving up deals on Thursday, April 4.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The half that services the kitchen incorporates a breakfast bar for two, while the outside half is the perfect spot for serving up a casual poolside snack.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
With star power as ubiquitous as hers, every little detail of a new work is going to be embraced and dissected, especially since Beyoncé is also known for serving up enticingly intertextual visuals alongside her music.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Port-au-Prince native Alain Lemaire, who has also appeared on the Food Network and in 2018 was one of eight Haitian chefs to cook the first all-Haitian dinner at the James Beard Foundation House in New York, will also be serving up Haitian specialties.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The on-site restaurant, The Original, feels like a modernized diner serving up chicken pot pies and deviled eggs.
—Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
Advertisers might be in a position to fix that by spending more to place products and services, but Trump Media served up a major red flag after refusing to commit to publishing any metrics that might give ad buyers a sense of how much reach the platform offers.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
Paula van de Kamp/Wild Daughter Wild Daughter serves up many of its dishes atop homemeade brioche.
—Claire Boobbyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
Chipotle may have started the National Burrito Day celebration early, but there's plenty of other restaurants serving up deals on Thursday, April 4.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The half that services the kitchen incorporates a breakfast bar for two, while the outside half is the perfect spot for serving up a casual poolside snack.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
With star power as ubiquitous as hers, every little detail of a new work is going to be embraced and dissected, especially since Beyoncé is also known for serving up enticingly intertextual visuals alongside her music.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Serve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20up. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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