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
Kenneth ShapiroIt will be hard to resist the Middle East Feast, a tasting menu of the restaurant's popular dishes …—Jessica Colley Clarke
Jessica Colley ClarkeChef Joke Linzinmeir … has created a "drinking chocolate" tasting menu using chocolates from around the world.—Andrea Strong
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Plantain chips, served with a spicy aji amarillo dipping sauce, and salted edamame beans set the tone of the signature tasting menu.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Dinners rotate three times a week, switching between a Utah BBQ with ribs piled high, an authentic Mexican tasting menu, and Korean dishes.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
The meal features a tasting menu that costs $1,500 per person.
—Sam Peters, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The ground-floor space will serve both hot and cold tasting menus, along with a la carte items that incorporate seasonal North Carolina ingredients.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Dinners rotate three times a week, switching between a Utah BBQ with ribs piled high, an authentic Mexican tasting menu, and Korean dishes.
—Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2026
The meal features a tasting menu that costs $1,500 per person.
—Sam Peters, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The ground-floor space will serve both hot and cold tasting menus, along with a la carte items that incorporate seasonal North Carolina ingredients.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tasting menu
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“Tasting menu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting%20menu. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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