tasting menu

noun

plural tasting menus
: a selection of dishes, drinks, etc. offered together as a complete meal or tasting experience
All of Nobu's offerings can be ordered a la carte, but I recommend the multicourse tasting menu, which offered many of chef Matsuhisa's signature dishes served family-style.Kenneth Shapiro
It will be hard to resist the Middle East Feast, a tasting menu of the restaurant's popular dishes …Jessica Colley Clarke
Chef Joke Linzinmeir … has created a "drinking chocolate" tasting menu using chocolates from around the world.Andrea Strong

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In 2022 Zabala announced his intention to reprise the acclaimed tasting menu, sans Andrés. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 For the first time ever, on May 24th, 2025, this private dining pop-up throws open its doors to the public for an exclusive lunch and dinner, offering a rare chance to indulge in a three-course tasting menu paired with exceptional wines, accompanied by the Riviera’s golden glow, of course. Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 The staff can walk you through a veritable tasting menu of options, so to speak. William Goodman, Robb Report, 1 May 2025 There are three bars and three restaurants to choose from, one of which features a rotating tasting menu. Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tasting menu

Word History

Etymology

probably as translation of French menu dégustation

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tasting menu was in 1941

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“Tasting menu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting%20menu. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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