as in appetizer
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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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Service begins with an amuse bouche and a fresh baked pastry basket, followed by a choice of appetizers including avocado toast with sunflower seeds and chili flakes, crispy salmon sushi with chipotle mayonnaise, or tuna tartare with lemon-olive dressing, among others.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Opening the bag of tortilla chips requires more effort, which is probably why this is our go-to appetizer.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 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 hot tub in said stand isn’t open, sadly, but its ground floor is, for people to buy lager, ice cream, coffee, tacos, cocktails and, of course, Pimms.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Turquoise waters and swaying palms, gentle breezes and sunset cocktails—few places on Earth inspire tranquility quite like the Caribbean. From Aruba to Antigua, Belize to the Bahamas, the region has an irresistible charm that has drawn tourists and escape-seekers for decades.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With Nurkic scheduled to pocket $19.3 million in the last season of a four-year, $70 million contract inked while with Portland in 2022, that’s a hefty salary for someone who’s not a starter.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Like Loveland, Grant played under Harbaugh in Ann Arbor and could immediately step in as a starter in Los Angeles.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Amuse-bouche.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amuse-bouche. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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