How to Use haute cuisine in a Sentence

haute cuisine

noun
  • Here the haute cuisine came in handy.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
  • People who want to be ahead of the curve, however, don’t have to wait for haute cuisine to catch up.
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 11 May 2021
  • In this new form of haute cuisine, the world is literally your oyster.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 4 June 2023
  • The column and guidebook by the same name helped shift attention from haute cuisine.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Washington Post, 27 June 2020
  • Wright is at the prison to sample some penitentiary haute cuisine, and events take quite a turn.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • From cozy nooks to haute cuisine, Lech’s culinary scene extends across the hamlet.
    — Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Being a chef on a superyacht is one of the most challenging jobs in haute cuisine.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 3 May 2022
  • He was known in his family and to friends as a connoisseur of modern art and haute cuisine.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Restaurateurs also disagree with the notion that a fish fry is a long way from haute cuisine.
    — Gary Stoller, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
  • In the end, the whole thing will leave you hungry not for haute cuisine but, funnily enough, a good cheeseburger.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Some of the best food came from what marketing people call brand extensions, others from the world of haute cuisine.
    — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
  • But haute cuisine has just as much claim to the sentiment; both styles have their own rich history, born from and steeped in the same terroir.
    — Jamie Schler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Life as a Parisian woman is often portrayed as filled with couture, culture and haute cuisine.
    — Alice Gayraud, Marie Claire, 10 Mar. 2018
  • Beautiful food is featured, but there’s a sinister tone that hints that maybe there’s more than haute cuisine being served.
    — Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Dozens of characters from fin-de-siècle Paris come alive again in these pages – this is history served as haute cuisine.
    — Steve Donoghue, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2018
  • The cram course in haute cuisine food prep enabled Edebiri to approximate the skill set of a gifted sous-chef.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The pressure on chefs to achieve and then maintain Michelin stars and other haute cuisine status can be intense.
    — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2019
  • For more than a decade, Sarma Melngailis was known as the patron saint of vegan haute cuisine.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The world of haute cuisine is filled with pretentious know-it-alls and simpering hangers-on, and this film is overflowing with both.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Tuffy Stone began his culinary career in a French kitchen, focusing on haute cuisine.
    — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
  • Tomatoes and potatoes are common ingredients in the most expensive haute cuisine as in fast food.
    — David Bressan, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The South Rim isn't noted for its haute cuisine or any particular cuisine, for that matter.
    — Irene Lechowitzky, latimes.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • There’s subtly and deliciousness to be found across the whole spectrum of French cooking, from hearty bistro dishes to haute cuisine.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • From lunchbox standards to haute cuisine, this golden condiment keeps popping up again and again, shapeshifting to meet the needs of a particular sandwich.
    — Grey Poupon, Bon Appetit, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Celebrity chefs, competitive cooking shows, and the collapse of French hegemony have made haute cuisine seem like a relic of the past.
    — Adam Shatz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride went from haute cuisine to hot barbecuing – and never looked back.
    — Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022
  • The haute cuisine is the chef’s reply to global gastronomy, French, American and more.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Rural haute cuisine takes center stage at Casa Charo, which is competing with La Paz’s top restaurants.
    — Marianne Perez-Fransius, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
  • But the fan favorite is an haute cuisine take on the beef hot dog (inspired by the Varsity, a local diner chain) with a brioche bun, caviar, chowchow, and crème fraîche.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The six-figure sum is not being offered at a haute cuisine location with culinary accolades, but at fast-food chain Taco Bell.
    — Leslie Patton, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020

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