gastronomy
/ɡæˈstɹɑnəmi/
noun
the art, science, or activity of exploring how to prepare and eat good food
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1I did look into molecular gastronomy.
2And they're using in modern gastronomy.
3Gastronomy takes on a spiritual dimension for Dali.
4The market in Cantho is an example of the rich gastronomy of Vietnam.
5- What is molecular gastronomy?
bistro
/ˈbɪstɹoʊ/
noun
a small restaurant that is not expensive
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1- I like the Bistro.
2- I vote Bistro.
3- Bistro has already the open restaurant.
4I love bistro lights.
5Stop number one is Jack's Bistro.
confectionery
/kənˈfɛkʃəˌnɛɹi/
noun
a store where chocolate, sweets, etc. are sold
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1But with the Wrigley's portfolio of Staple Gum Brands, the deal helped solidify Mars as the top confectionery company in the world.
2In the summer of 2004, Trolli confectionery brand released road kill themed gummies.
3And wagashi is the very traditional Japanese confectionery traditionally served with tea.
4But this confectionery treat didn't start as, well, ice cream.
5Licorice tea Licorice is traditionally associated with candies and confectionery items, it turns out it is also known for its holistic health benefits.
diner
/ˈdaɪnɝ/
noun
a small restaurant
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1Menus are for diners.
2Diners at a cafe in Lod hid in the kitchen area for safety.
3Diners at a cafe in Lod hid in the kitchen area for safety.
4New York diners want new, new, new!
5Diners that started out in the late 1800s as mobile food wagons from horse-drawn carts.
drive-through
/dɹˈaɪvθɹˈuː/
noun
a restaurant or other service provider where one is served without needing to leave one's car
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1All right, I'm here at the Taco Bell drive-through.
2This is a Wendy's drive-through.
3A drive-through is where you can order food from your car.
4They offered drive-through testing stations where people were tested in their car.
5You were in the drive-through?
food court
/fˈuːd kˈoːɹt/
noun
an area in a public place such as a shopping mall, etc. where multiple small restaurants are located
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1Think dollar store with a food court.
2Today we hacked the mall food court.
3Alright Link, this is the food court cake.
4Q: No, he hates food courts.
5This moral quandary is being solved here in the food court.
patisserie
/pˈæɾɪsɚɹi/
noun
a store that sells cakes and pastries
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1And finally chef, I was always told that a cuisine chef can't make patisserie.
2I'm making an Australian Pavlova with my buddy over here, Chef Jones at the CIA, and now we're ready to make, the creme patisserie.
3Now this particular creme patisserie is, we're using corn starch in it.
4With corn starch, you're gonna get a very stiff creme patisserie.
5I’ve been spending hours playing this game and that’s what inspired me to make this mini patisserie.
cholesterol
/kəˈɫɛstɝˌɔɫ/, /kəˈɫɛstɝəɫ/
noun
a substance high in fat found in blood and most body tissues, a high amount of which correlates with an increased risk of heart disease
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1The cells in your body need cholesterol as part of their cell membrane.
2Cholesterol is an essential part of each of your cell’s membranes.
3What is cholesterol?
4The fiber reduces cholesterol while the iron prevents anemia.
5Our body actually produces cholesterol.
greasy
/ˈɡɹisi/
adjective
(of food) containing or cooked in a lot of oil
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1Fritos are greasy.
2- Fritos are greasy.
3Your default mode is greasy.
4And things get greasy.
5Then your fingers get greasy.
oily
/ˈɔɪɫi/
adjective
(of food) containing a lot of oil
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1- Oily, these sun dried tomatoes. -
2The skin is not super oily.
3My fingers are too oily!
4Oily Fish: People in Japan have one of the longest life expectancy in the world.
5My skin is already oily.
savory
/ˈseɪvɝi/
adjective
smelling or tasting pleasant
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1I like savory.
2I really like savory.
3This one was savory.
4One is a little bit more savory.
5This fraiche is savory.
stale
/ˈsteɪɫ/
adjective
(of food, particularly cake and bread) not fresh anymore
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1Like, the meat is kinda stale.
2These donuts are kind of stale.
3These donuts are kind of stale.
4Stale gas is one of the most common causes of engine problems.
5Your customers are stale.
tasteless
/ˈteɪstɫəs/
adjective
with no particular flavor
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1It's tasteless.
2- It's too tasteless.
3It's tasteless.
4And Caliper CBD is completely tasteless.
5It is tasteless.
tender
/ˈtɛndɝ/
adjective
describing food that is easy to chew or cut
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1So tender.
2Wow. - Top fat skin, still tender inside.
3The apples are tender.
4- I tender the witness.
5Chicken tenders.
yummy
/ˈjəmi/
adjective
tasting very good
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1Ham dinner kind of sounds yummy.
2Oh, yummy, drink!
3Is that snow yummy?
4Tentacles yummy yummy -
5Tentacles yummy yummy -
self-service
/sˈɛlfsˈɜːvɪs/
adjective
(of a restaurant, store, etc.) providing customers with the chance to serve themselves and then pay for it
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1The first self-service supermarket, Piggly Wiggly, opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee.
2There'll be no self-service at all.
3Now, there are, of course, lots and lots of self-service solutions.
4Yeah, self-service is so powerful.
5Self-service machines are pretty much everywhere, but they've got nothing on this smart checkout.
appetizer
/ˈæpəˌtaɪzɝ/
noun
a small dish that is eaten before the main part of a meal
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1Appetizer course is over.
2Appetizer is done.
3but no no not our appetizers, Person B's appetizer arrives.
4We got appetizers.
5My appetizer had some zucchini sticks.
entree
/ˈɑnˌtɹeɪ/
noun
the main segment of a meal
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1For instance, you can share an entree.
2My entree is done.
3For your entree I have a lobster roll for you!
4We put the main entrée, then the appetizer, then the French fries, then the salad.
5You're going to see some entrees, some desserts.
specialty
/ˈspeɪʃəɫti/, /ˈspɛʃəɫti/
noun
a type of food or drink or other product that an establishment is known for because it is delivered in high quality
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1The only big differentiation between any of these is honestly, specialties.
2Specialties are self-selecting to a certain degree.
3Oh and by the way these are specialty made edible bubbles.
4My specialty is putting out offerings.
5His specialty is bagging first ascents.
a la carte
/ˈælæ kˈɑːɹt/
noun
a menu in which each dish has a separate price
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1That's what's fun about our à la carte shop, is we're able to experiment, think outside of the box of our typical designs.
2While some resorts will just charge for sitting at the à la carte restaurant, others will charge an additional fee for specific meals.
3They're buying a la carte features a little bit less frequently.
4On the other hand, European hotels offered rooms and meals à la carte.
5A nod to Italian barbecue, they serve it in a variety of ways, even slicing it up a la carte style for brunch.
gourmet
/ˈɡʊɹˌmeɪ/
noun
someone who enjoys and knows about food and wine very much
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1As gourmet as jerky gets.
2Drinking gourmet coffee.
3Cook a gourmet meal.
4Then dinner was gourmet.
5- Oaks Gourmet!
regular
/ˈɹeɪɡjəɫɝ/, /ˈɹɛɡjəɫɝ/
noun
a person who buys something from a place or visits it very often
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1So, basically, you can use it as a regular alarm clock.
2Women over 21 can undergo a regular pap smear, where a sample of tissue is gently scraped from the lining of the cervix to test for abnormal cells.
3The solar cells demanded regular cleaning.
4Such precision flying requires regular maintenance, especially in the rain.
5Just put on regular clothes.
burrito
/bɝˈitoʊ/
noun
a dish of a tortilla wrapped around a mixture of ground meat or beans, originated in Mexico
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1The hash brown toasted burrito.
2Every burrito needs a tortilla.
3- Make a burrito. -
4Getting a burrito?
5Breakfast burritos for dinner!
caviar
/ˈkæviˌɑɹ/
noun
the preserved eggs of some fish, especially one called sturgeon, eaten as food, which is considered a very expensive dish
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1Ossetra caviar gathered from the Caspian Sea.
2I love caviar.
3- I love caviar
4Make caviar the Boz way.
5The high demand for a nearly extinct fish's eggs raised caviar prices.
schnitzel
/ʃnˈɪtsəl/
noun
a thin slice of meat that is coated with breadcrumbs and then fried
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1You know the schnitzel.
2What is schnitzel?
3Put the schnitzel on top.
4So chicken schnitzel is Caleb's all-time favorite dinner.
5What's schnitzel?
spring roll
/spɹˈɪŋ ɹˈoʊl/
noun
a dish that consists of a pancake that is filled with vegetables and sometimes meat and then fried until crispy, originated in China
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1Next, This Is How We Spring Roll.
sushi
/ˈsuʃi/
noun
a dish of small rolls or balls of cold cooked rice flavored with vinegar and garnished with raw fish or vegetables, originated in Japan
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1I love sushi.
2My favorite food is sushi.
3'I love sushi!'
4I love sushi.
5- I love sushi.
taco
/ˈtɑkoʊ/
noun
a dish that consists of a folded tortilla filled with ground meat, beans, etc., originated in Mexico
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1Hometown Bar-B-Que does tacos.
2- Everyone loves tacos.
3- I got tacos.
4you beefy tacos.
5Azra loves tacos.
port
/ˈpɔɹt/
noun
a type of dark-red wine with a sweet taste, originated in Portugal
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1Current Mac models will have USB-C ports.
2The ports tore off my shirts and sports bra.
3Today, the port again facilitates the movement of capital.
4USB-A ports you had to plug it in a certain way
5"Port" describes the left side of a ship.
to wine and dine
/wˈaɪn ænd dˈaɪn/
verb
to entertain someone with lavish food and drink

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ale
/ˈeɪɫ/
noun
a type of beer that is dark in color and does not contain bubbles
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1American pale ale is sort of the original American craft beer style.
2Look at that, thank you Ale.
3So here's Ale.
4So Ale owns a pizza shop.
5Ale gave in.
pina colada
/pˈiːnə kəlˈɑːdə/
noun
a drink made with pineapple, coconut, and rum
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1- This is the pina colada?
2- This is pina colada.
3- That might be pina colada.
4- You look like you like pina coladas.
5- Drinking their pina coladas.
frappe
/fɹˈæp/
noun
a drink served with a lot of small pieces of ice
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1Pound for pound, it actually has less calories than the UK's chocolate frappé, with only 410 calories compared to their 439 calories.
2The Greek frappé is said to have been invented by mistake by a Nescafé representative who mixed cold water with instant coffee in a shaker after they couldn't find any hot water.
3How to Make a Frappe.
4Did you know The first coffee frappe was served in 1957 at the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair in Greece.
5It's a frappe.
pilsner
/ˈpɪɫznɝ/
noun
a type of light beer, flavored with hops
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1Pilsner is a brand.
2That is this original Pilsner style, but in the Czech Republic, that's the only beer that carries the name of Pilsner.
3That is this original Pilsner style, but in the Czech Republic, that's the only beer that carries the name of Pilsner.
4Actual cocktails, for gals who couldn't pound pilsners.
5Now, you know, what do you call Pilsner lovers?

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