tasting menu
noun
plural tasting menus
: a selection of dishes, drinks, etc. offered together as a complete meal or tasting experience
All of Nobu's offerings can be ordered a la carte, but I recommend the multicourse tasting menu, which offered many of chef Matsuhisa's signature dishes served family-style.—
Kenneth Shapiro
Kenneth ShapiroIt will be hard to resist the Middle East Feast, a tasting menu of the restaurant's popular dishes …—Jessica Colley Clarke
Jessica Colley ClarkeChef Joke Linzinmeir … has created a "drinking chocolate" tasting menu using chocolates from around the world.—Andrea Strong
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Honeysuckle's menu options include both a meat and vegetarian tasting menu track, as well as a la carte options.
—Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Lucien is one of those risky new ideas, promising a lengthier and more expensive tasting menu than many locals are accustomed to.
—Amber Gibson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
There is no jail on earth that will provide you with an omakase tasting menu.
—Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
The nine remaining nominees run the gamut of the city’s cuisines and talent, from fine-dining tasting menus to chefs based in a Historic South-Central food hall.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Lucien is one of those risky new ideas, promising a lengthier and more expensive tasting menu than many locals are accustomed to.
—Amber Gibson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
There is no jail on earth that will provide you with an omakase tasting menu.
—Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
The nine remaining nominees run the gamut of the city’s cuisines and talent, from fine-dining tasting menus to chefs based in a Historic South-Central food hall.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Tasting menu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting%20menu. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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