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

My father enjoined me that one of my first visits after his death, should be to the Grove; and in truth I now considered my Hampshire engagement as the bonne bouche of my southern excursion.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah

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

"Now it's your turn, Goualeuse," said the Chourineur; "I keep my history till last, as a bonne bouche."

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

Calf’s feet, à la maître d’hôtel, then my innocent bonne bouche, he completely spoiled for me by Job’s tidings from Germany, which he scraped together out of the most unreliable newspapers. 

From The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete by Sheppard, Nathan