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Recent Examples of fry-upExperiencing the English countryside also means sampling a full English breakfast, known as a fry-up.—
Mike Nolan,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025 This felt embarrassing, as the waitstaff began to recognize me: the American who came downstairs as soon as the restaurant opened for another fry-up.—
Esmé Weijun Wang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Nov. 2024 My nephew had made his fry-up breakfast and, being well brought up, had cleaned the cooker top and turned everything off.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Dec. 2023 The average cost of ingredients to make a traditional fry-up jumped by more than 22 percent from a year earlier in January.—BostonGlobe.com,
16 Feb. 2023
Should the seafood-averse find their way through the door, look to an excellent roast chicken in ham jus, accompanied by a welcome splotch of mustard.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2026
Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky As a longtime friend of the radio host, Kelly Ripa's leading man officiated the 2008 ceremony, which also included a performance by Billy Joel and a raunchy roast delivered by Chevy Chase.
Below are nine recipes featured in the special, offering everything from classic barbecue favorites to regional dishes inspired by communities across the country.
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Staff,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2026
At the beach, maybe, at a barbecue or whatever place sets fireworks pinwheeling through your holiday-happy mind.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
The form Plato writes in, perhaps invents, of the dinner party with speeches, Steiner’s ‘banquet’ form, pulls against the intellectual content its characters express.