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

The finest and most characteristic prayer that it has been my good luck to come across is the following, which I have kept for a bonne bouche.

From Friend Mac Donald by O'Rell, Max

Obs.—If the poultry is only half roasted, and stewed only till just nicely tender, this will be an acceptable bonne bouche to those who are fond of made dishes.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William

I did not like the idea of having all the specimens of the fine arts in Europe collected into one "bonne bouche" at the Louvre.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various

Time, who has been denominated Edax rerum, certainly had as yet left her untouched, reserving her for a bonne bouche on some future occasion.

From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick