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Recent Examples of amuse-bouche
The twists hit quickly, and you’re left satisfied, an amuse-bouche of life among maniacal rich people.
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William Earl, Variety, 9 June 2025
The menu, which is serve ala carte starts with snack-style amuse-bouches including a sweet shrimp tartlette with crème fraiche, maple, and shiso; uni French toast topped with roasted pepper cream and bone marrow; and crispy but light green bean beignets served three to an order with tarragon sauce.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
If the last campaign was an amuse-bouche, Yamal has brought the full flavor in 2024/25, and there’s still much room for improvement numbers-wise.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
All of these are mere amuse-bouches in preparation for the main course, in which Hunt manages to stowaway on a biplane, commandeer it, then jump onto a second biplane and hang on to the wing while swooping up to 8000 feet.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
The new suites are 25% larger than the standard United Polaris offering and have privacy doors, an extra ottoman seat, exclusive meal options and a caviar amuse-bouche service.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Seafood Courses The eight courses begin with an amuse-bouche containing definite New York touches including a King Salmon Everything Bagel plus a suggestion of a smash burger but composed of the fatty tuna Otoro, egg yolk gelee and Choux pastry and an A5 Wagyu & Hokkaido Uni Sando.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
For light fare — an amuse-bouche, essentially — Carême gets the job done.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 May 2025
The kaleidoscope of color followed us to the restaurant, where there was a scotch bonnet on top of my margarita and green tobiko atop an amuse-bouche of local lobster.
—Elspeth Velten, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
William Earl, Variety, 9 June 2025
The menu, which is serve ala carte starts with snack-style amuse-bouches including a sweet shrimp tartlette with crème fraiche, maple, and shiso; uni French toast topped with roasted pepper cream and bone marrow; and crispy but light green bean beignets served three to an order with tarragon sauce.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
If the last campaign was an amuse-bouche, Yamal has brought the full flavor in 2024/25, and there’s still much room for improvement numbers-wise.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
All of these are mere amuse-bouches in preparation for the main course, in which Hunt manages to stowaway on a biplane, commandeer it, then jump onto a second biplane and hang on to the wing while swooping up to 8000 feet.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
The new suites are 25% larger than the standard United Polaris offering and have privacy doors, an extra ottoman seat, exclusive meal options and a caviar amuse-bouche service.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
Seafood Courses The eight courses begin with an amuse-bouche containing definite New York touches including a King Salmon Everything Bagel plus a suggestion of a smash burger but composed of the fatty tuna Otoro, egg yolk gelee and Choux pastry and an A5 Wagyu & Hokkaido Uni Sando.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
For light fare — an amuse-bouche, essentially — Carême gets the job done.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 May 2025
The kaleidoscope of color followed us to the restaurant, where there was a scotch bonnet on top of my margarita and green tobiko atop an amuse-bouche of local lobster.
—Elspeth Velten, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amuse-bouche
Noun
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Who pays for the appetizers that some people ate, but not all?—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Day two will highlight hundreds of premium California wineries and regional craft breweries that are paired with appetizers and shareable foods.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Bring your appetite and go big, with antipasto, pasta, main course, and dessert at a homey trat like Da Enzo da 29.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2024
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Most locals start with the mixed antipasto, an array of raw and cooked seafood, before having the Assassina.—
Laura May Todd Enea Arienti,
New York Times,
17 May 2024
Noun
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This Basque hack turns budget vino into a dead-simple cocktail.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
27 June 2025
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What’s more, it’s infused with a conditioning cocktail of sunflower oil, safflower extract, and hibiscus flower extract.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Last year the Chiefs blocked a last-second field goal to preserve their 16-14 victory at home, but the Broncos won 38-0 in the final game of the regular season, though the Chiefs rested almost all of their starters.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Their second and third big men (de facto sixth starter Al Horford and impact reserve Luke Kornet) both are impending free agents and should have strong markets this offseason.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 June 2025
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“Amuse-bouche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amuse-bouche. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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