mise

Example Sentences

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Without proper mise en place — ingredients prepped, broth warmed, tools within reach — you risk a gummy, stodgy disappointment.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2025

We had a whole bunch of ideas, like a five- or six-page document of different ideas, and a mise en place race was one of them.

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

Never, perhaps, in any previous representation, was the mise en scène so perfect; it drew three rounds of applause.

From Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 by Various