cream puff

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The final scene, in which Titus enters dressed as a chef, a cream puff of a toque jauntily placed on his head—he’s baked those unpalatable pies—retains its deranged tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Gluck’s opera “Orfeo ed Euridice” is a funny thing: a timeless Greek myth of separation and loss, twisted into a Viennese cream puff.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

At least one cream puff team the Kraken play down the stretch is acting the part, losing four of past five.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023

"It's the kind of flavor of pistachio you might find in a pistachio cream puff," Ramirez said.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2023

Mrs. Baker, who had somehow gotten up onto her desk, looked at me, then at the cream puff, and then back at me.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt