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the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)
spent several years in Tuscany mastering Italian cuisine
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The city has a sneakily good restaurant scene, but barbecue and Tex-Mex are the two cuisines Fort Worth does really well.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
In addition to its Ferris wheel, West Harbor is also planning to include an amphitheater, a dog park, an immersive art gallery and a range of cuisines, dining options and bars.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
With Class in Paris offers a family class for children aged 9 to 15 with an accompanying adult, and Centro Culinario Ambrosía in Mexico City runs a four-week summer program for kids that covers international cuisines.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
The Southern California metropolis lays claim to some of the world’s best year-round farmers markets, and its enclaves of immigrant cuisines—Koreatown, Thai Town, and the San Gabriel Valley for Chinese—are unmatched.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
The school also runs a four-week summer program for kids that covers a wide variety of international cuisines.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
As far as other global cuisines, Sausalito won’t disappoint.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
There are many similarities between Indian and Nepalese cuisines in terms of spices and ingredients, and this breeds familiarity.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Thyme Thyme is a nutritious herb found in Mediterranean cuisines.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 June 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
In addition to its Ferris wheel, West Harbor is also planning to include an amphitheater, a dog park, an immersive art gallery and a range of cuisines, dining options and bars.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
With Class in Paris offers a family class for children aged 9 to 15 with an accompanying adult, and Centro Culinario Ambrosía in Mexico City runs a four-week summer program for kids that covers international cuisines.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
The Southern California metropolis lays claim to some of the world’s best year-round farmers markets, and its enclaves of immigrant cuisines—Koreatown, Thai Town, and the San Gabriel Valley for Chinese—are unmatched.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2026
The school also runs a four-week summer program for kids that covers a wide variety of international cuisines.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
As far as other global cuisines, Sausalito won’t disappoint.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026
There are many similarities between Indian and Nepalese cuisines in terms of spices and ingredients, and this breeds familiarity.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Thyme Thyme is a nutritious herb found in Mediterranean cuisines.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 June 2026
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“Cuisines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuisines. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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