haute cuisine

[oht kwi-zeen, oht kwee-zeen]

noun

1. fine or gourmet cooking; food preparation as an art.

haute cuisine

/ ot kwizin /

noun

1. high-class cooking

Word History and Origins

Origin of haute cuisine¹

From French

Word History and Origins

Origin of haute cuisine¹

literally: high cookery

Example Sentences

For decades, Wylie Dufresne worked at the cutting edge of haute cuisine, dreaming up high-concept dishes like deconstructed eggs Benedict or cubes of aerated foie gras.

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In the 18 decades since the Bella Union’s opened a kitchen, Angelenos never lost their beefsteak appetites, and 20th century steakhouses arose as haute cuisine, with steak places arrayed along La Cienega’s “Restaurant Row.”

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Famous for her haute cuisine, Pic, 55, has the most Michelin stars of any female chef in the world - 10.

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To some, they conjure ideas of haute cuisine fuss — dainty smears, baby food textures, or unnecessary embellishment.

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Take the early 17th century, when the humble salad was unexpectedly sweet — before French haute cuisine banished sugar firmly to the dessert course.

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