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Recent Examples of amuse-bouche
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.
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Elspeth Velten, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
With each new dish, flavors, portions, complexity and texture build from there.
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The amuse-bouche is usually whimsical, and starts the performance at the table and buys the kitchen time.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Couples enjoying dinner at Papaya Club Feb. 14-15 can enjoy a complimentary oyster amuse-bouche.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
These ladies are just a few of the 1,000-plus dogs who powered through the two-day American Kennel Club Meet the Breeds extravaganza, the country’s largest canine convention, which serves as a kind of amuse-bouche for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in mid-February.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Noisette is providing a three-course dinner with an additional amuse-bouche to start and petit fours to finish for $164.70 per person, including a 22% service charge.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The meal starts with an amuse-bouche of buckwheat blini topped with Osetra caviar and crème fraîche.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The evening will begin with an amuse-bouche, followed by a choice of antipasti, pasta, and main courses like the Filetto alla Rossini or Turbot with champagne sauce, finishing with a savory chestnut mousse.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
If a bold—but not brash—statement is your aim, using Mocha Mousse as an amuse-bouche accent wall adds a pop of sophisticated vibrancy while creating bite-sized moments of joy.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Elspeth Velten, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
With each new dish, flavors, portions, complexity and texture build from there.
Editors’ Picks
Image
Image
The amuse-bouche is usually whimsical, and starts the performance at the table and buys the kitchen time.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
Couples enjoying dinner at Papaya Club Feb. 14-15 can enjoy a complimentary oyster amuse-bouche.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
These ladies are just a few of the 1,000-plus dogs who powered through the two-day American Kennel Club Meet the Breeds extravaganza, the country’s largest canine convention, which serves as a kind of amuse-bouche for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in mid-February.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Noisette is providing a three-course dinner with an additional amuse-bouche to start and petit fours to finish for $164.70 per person, including a 22% service charge.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
The meal starts with an amuse-bouche of buckwheat blini topped with Osetra caviar and crème fraîche.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
The evening will begin with an amuse-bouche, followed by a choice of antipasti, pasta, and main courses like the Filetto alla Rossini or Turbot with champagne sauce, finishing with a savory chestnut mousse.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
If a bold—but not brash—statement is your aim, using Mocha Mousse as an amuse-bouche accent wall adds a pop of sophisticated vibrancy while creating bite-sized moments of joy.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amuse-bouche
Noun
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Veranda, located on the sixth floor, hosts food and drinks from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, from breakfast, to afternoon tea, to appetizers, to desserts.—
Nina Ruggiero,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2025
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Ideal as an appetizer in May, a pea leaf salad comes enriched with herbed ricotta, Tokyo turnips and a Dijon vinaigrette, while Hen of the Woods mushrooms nestle with pearl barley, fiddlehead ferns and sugar snaps.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
1 May 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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The antivenom cocktail, described in a study published this month in the journal Cell, is still not ready for human testing.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The cruise route is flexible (but dependent on water conditions), and expect perks like a welcome cocktail, high-quality sound system, and a floating mat for on-the-water fun.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Well, not all the components will be made on US soil, for starters.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2025
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During the shoot-around before the game, Bridges was asked about the starters’ high minutes.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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“Amuse-bouche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amuse-bouche. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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