bonne bouche

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On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Are there not—the bonne bouche comes at last—priests and deacons?

From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

They put into their mouths all that they happen to find, and will sometimes reserve a quantity, and present the choice collection as a bonne bouche to their husbands.

From The Substance of a Journal During a Residence at the Red River Colony, British North America and Frequent Excursions Among the North-West American Indians, In the Years 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823. by West, John

Now for something which I have kept as the bonne bouche of my earthy story.

From Cottage Building in Cob, Pisé, Chalk and Clay a Renaissance (2nd edition) by Williams-Ellis, Clough

Many other insects, highly repugnant to the European, are a bonne bouche for the natives.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John