à la mode

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Do we think that in five years’ time there’ll have been a massive kick back and proper Crazy Gang up-and-unders will be a la mode?

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2019

So I used to eat something called boeuf a la mode, which was a brisket braised in red wine with mushrooms, bacon and onion.

From Salon • May 25, 2019

Go there for 21 kinds of pie — and four scoops of vanilla ice cream, if you ask for it a la mode.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2018

Plop down in a swivel chair and make sure to order your dessert a la mode.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2016

We are going to dine tonight in our rooms, with our family, sharing hamburgers, french fries, and apple pie a la mode.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan