comfort food
noun
: food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal
Examples of comfort food in a Sentence
Pot roast and fried chicken are my favorite comfort foods.
a restaurant that serves comfort food
Recent Examples on the Web
Johnson, who is in the kitchen most nights, tends toward comfort food and New England nostalgia—oyster shooters, a cheesy pasta bake, an oxtail pot pie—but little is explained, on the menu or by servers.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Though most people in this city flock to their favorite Italian restaurant in search of high-carb, saucy and cheesy comfort foods, many don’t realize there’s another side to Italian food.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Both menus offer a mix of elevated favorites with good old-fashioned comfort food.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
The new concept from chef Doug Robson is global comfort food with Arizona ingredients, marking a departure from his two popular Mexican restaurants.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
Though most people in this city flock to their favorite Italian restaurant in search of high-carb, saucy and cheesy comfort foods, many don’t realize there’s another side to Italian food.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Both menus offer a mix of elevated favorites with good old-fashioned comfort food.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024
The new concept from chef Doug Robson is global comfort food with Arizona ingredients, marking a departure from his two popular Mexican restaurants.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
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“Comfort food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comfort%20food. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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