mise
Example Sentences
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I understood the appeal of mise en place long before I ever embraced cleaning as I cooked.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
Was there anything you found especially surprising as far as how the cheftestants performed in the mise race or cook itself?
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
Once there, I barely recognized the mise en scene I’d detailed in the novel.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.