mise

Example Sentences

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The mise en scène is sumptuously prepared with flourishes of rococo drollery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In place of complicated recipes requiring a full afternoon of mise en place, she offers shortcuts designed to reduce anxiety and, crucially, the risk of giving up altogether.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

We obviously see how the cheftestants go about rushing around during the mise en place race, but what's that like on the back end?

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023

“You know how a chef has a mise en place?” said Noel Casler, a podcaster and comedian.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2022

You none of you know anything about the cost of things, and you expect everybody to be bien mise on a halfpenny a day.

From A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June by Ouida