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Other Grill classics that make an appearance on the menu include the lobster cocktail and for dessert, the sticky toffee pudding, served with a scoop of tart creme fraiche.
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Subero Pittol — a Here’s Looking at You and Animal alumna — opened Chainsaw in late 2025, originally intended as a space for fans to find her popular desserts.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Who likes coconut in their desserts anyway?
—Jeremy Redmon, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
It is used in rice dishes, sauces, and desserts in small amounts.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
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Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
Subero Pittol — a Here’s Looking at You and Animal alumna — opened Chainsaw in late 2025, originally intended as a space for fans to find her popular desserts.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Who likes coconut in their desserts anyway?
—Jeremy Redmon, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
It is used in rice dishes, sauces, and desserts in small amounts.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dessert
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The four episodes are filled with eye-popping images, the enhanced green of the foliage and every verdant and precarious stretch of the island, but the show isn’t just visual candy.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
4 May 2026
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Her daily meals consisted of oatmeal, candy bars, ramen, almonds and cashews.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Wingardium leviosa your way to some delicious sweets with this Harry Potter Chocolate Wand .—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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The pyramid retained the same five core food groups from the food wheel, with an additional category for fats and sweets, and its hierarchical design visually emphasized complex carbohydrates as the foundation of a healthy American diet.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Dessert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dessert. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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