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I mean, no one else was doing pâté en croute and huge galantines in aspic, elaborate chaud-froid presentations and Marie-Antoine Carême and Auguste Escoffier-era set pieces in 1975.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2017

There was served for supper a "chaud-froid" of partridge—without confiture—and I lay down upon the sofa, hopeless of being able to sleep between the two down-cushions which compose the German and the Danish bed....

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

Dorian," said Lord Henry, at last, as the chaud-froid was being handed round, "what is the matter with you to-night?

From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar

Coat these with white chaud-froid sauce and decorate in some design with truffles, ham or tongue.

From Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes by Hill, Janet McKenzie

They were a sort of chaud-froid, with a thick, white envelope, on which was a large W. in truffles.

From Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 by Waddington, Mary Alsop King