plat du jour
noun
ˌplä-də-ˈzhu̇r 
ˌpla-
plural plats du jour
ˌplä-də-ˈzhu̇r
ˌpla-
: a dish that is featured by a restaurant on a particular day
Examples of plat du jour in a Sentence
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The menu is seasonal, with several plats du jour that change daily, and the wine list features bottles from all over France.
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024
It is followed by two of the Bastille Day specials: tartine aux tomates, an open-face baguette with chèvre and summer tomatoes ($15.00), and the Dover sole meunière ($54.00), which also happens to be the typical Thursday plat du jour.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
Feast on the plat du jour during lunch and charcuterie boards for dinner while sampling bottles of poulsard.
—Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
Most evenings, any entertainment that isn’t associated with news is my go-to plat du jour.
—Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
So, for this writer, the plat du jour of the Double Concerto is its second movement, the andante.
—Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2019
There are some unassuming, excellent wine bars in the arches too—ask about the plat du jour and of course the vermouth, at Vermuteria, then move along for a glass of petit manseng and a slice of olive cake with cherry compote at The Drop.
—Vogue, 16 Sep. 2019
Féau, formerly at the Royce and Wally’s Santa Monica, will oversee a selection of French classics and plats du jour, including white-wine-poached mackerel, ahi tuna piperade, hanger steak with shallots, and a Grand Marnier soufflé.
—Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, 18 June 2019
Quarterbacks are very much the plat du jour as far this year’s free agency is concerned, with Kirk Cousins clearly the main prize.
—Dan Cancian, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2018
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Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024
It is followed by two of the Bastille Day specials: tartine aux tomates, an open-face baguette with chèvre and summer tomatoes ($15.00), and the Dover sole meunière ($54.00), which also happens to be the typical Thursday plat du jour.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
Feast on the plat du jour during lunch and charcuterie boards for dinner while sampling bottles of poulsard.
—Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
Most evenings, any entertainment that isn’t associated with news is my go-to plat du jour.
—Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
So, for this writer, the plat du jour of the Double Concerto is its second movement, the andante.
—Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 10 Nov. 2019
There are some unassuming, excellent wine bars in the arches too—ask about the plat du jour and of course the vermouth, at Vermuteria, then move along for a glass of petit manseng and a slice of olive cake with cherry compote at The Drop.
—Vogue, 16 Sep. 2019
Féau, formerly at the Royce and Wally’s Santa Monica, will oversee a selection of French classics and plats du jour, including white-wine-poached mackerel, ahi tuna piperade, hanger steak with shallots, and a Grand Marnier soufflé.
—Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, 18 June 2019
Quarterbacks are very much the plat du jour as far this year’s free agency is concerned, with Kirk Cousins clearly the main prize.
—Dan Cancian, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2018
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“Plat du jour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plat%20du%20jour. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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