osso bucco
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of osso bucco
C20: from Italian: marrowbone
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Ray said she invited Tony Bennett — referencing him by his full name, Tony Benedetto — over for dinner one night and while the legendary singer "ate two portions of osso bucco," Ray shared another joking admission: "I almost killed him."
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She then went on to explain what osso bucco is — also differentiating between traditional, Milanese and Florentine styles — before she launches into making the Florentine iteration.
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The caption of the video, which was shared in conjunction with the Instagram account home.made.nation, notes that Ray served the Bennetts osso bucco with creamy polenta and bread.
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Our waiter, one of a battery of older men in white button downs and ties, rattled off a lengthy list of specials—osso bucco, octopus, branzino.
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“I’ve never waited on him,” he said, as steered us again towards the osso bucco.
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