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Gone were the petit fours and open bar and light-projected logos for sponsor Stella Artois.

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023

Scrolling through his YouTube channel is like salivating over a tray of petit fours in an exquisite patisserie.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

But for all their ideological similarities, Sanders and Warren are in many ways as different as ice cream and petit fours — one a reliable, simple classic; the other, a less familiar, refined taste.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2019

Everyone has found a seat in the hotel ballroom, small talk has been made, and the sweet little petit fours at each table have been sampled.

From Slate • Jan. 9, 2017

It is a joy to sit around that wonderful fountain and to snack petit fours and sip espresso coffee.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg