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

The appeal is rhythm and momentum: one big mise en place, one big protein cook-off, one big batch of baked goods.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

I hope this anecdote shows you just how much I love mise en place.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 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

When one goes into them one doesn't impose one's mood, one's fancy, or one's ideas upon the place, but is dominated by one lasting personality—of furniture, of aspect, of general mise en sc�ne.

From A Butterfly on the Wheel by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger