How to Use croque monsieur in a Sentence

croque monsieur

noun
  • Think of the Italian beef, the French croque monsieur, a Rueben or patty melt, a shrimp poor boy.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Feb. 2021
  • Chef TJ Culp leads the kitchen, with a menu of beef tartare, mussels, croque monsieur and escargot.
    Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2022
  • As her croque monsieur arrives, Ricci eyes the salad next to it and looks up at our waitress.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The restaurant serves French classics like quail paté en croûte, ham and comté croque monsieur, and three flavors of soufflés.
    Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • The final three prepare a four-course meal: croque monsieur, duck a l’orange, boeuf bourguignon and a croquembouche.
    Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The croque monsieur is a standout among them, prepared on thick-cut sourdough and slathered with creole mustard and béchamel.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The shop also sells croque monsieur and reuben sandwiches as well as quiches.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
  • The Deep Ellum spot will serve croque monsieur, cast iron sticky bread, smoked salmon carpaccio, panettone French toast and brunch cocktails.
    Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Perhaps pan bagnat with olive tapenade; jambon-beurre with ham and butter, a croque monsieur — and snag some sweet-treat stocking-stuffers.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro will have a booth offering croque monsieur, beef bourguignon, beet salad, French baguette avec beurre, and crème brulée.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2022
  • In the season finale, the three finalists prepare four-course meals from Child’s classic recipes: a croque monsieur, duck a l’orange, boeuf bourguignon and a croquembouche.
    Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The French restaurant serves escargots, croque monsieur and lobster crepes during breakfast and lunch, and boeuf Bourguignon, moules frites and poulet roti for dinner.
    Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2019
  • Fair trade organic coffees and teas are the perfect complements to a flaky croissant, mango tart, or croque monsieur.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2022
  • Trays of crab meat salad, mini croque monsieurs and skewers of prosciutto and melon sat nearby.
    Lulu Yilun Chen, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • An onsite kitchen will prepare simple foods to pair with the wines, like salmon rillettes, croque monsieur sandwiches and charcuterie plates.
    Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2022
  • Brunch offerings include a croque monsieur, eggs benedict, and a short stack of lemon ricotta pancakes.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Options include mussels, Burgundy snails, quiche Lorraine, salmon and spinach eggs benedict, croque monsieur and a creamy mushroom and turkey stew.
    Georgann Yara, azcentral, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Theodora’s godfather kicked off the celebration with a speech about Theodora’s childhood that garnered a lot of laughs, then sandwiches and croque monsieur were served with Champagne.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2019
  • Cow croque monsieur paneer cheese triangles say cheese cauliflower cheese say cheese edam.
    Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 1 July 2020
  • There’s an array of caviar offerings, as well as a luxurious smoked salmon croque monsieur with golden Osetra.
    New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • This French bakery is serving up some of the city’s best pastries — the kouign-amann and almond croissant are particularly delightful — along with an excellent croque monsieur and croque madame sandwich.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Mildly tangy mustard and buttery Gruyère are a perfect croque monsieur–esque combination (and a nice change of pace from typical crouton seasonings).
    Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The café’s menu features separate French and Japanese sections, including traditional Japanese breakfast, daily bento boxes and shrimp chawanmushi, as well as salade aux lardons, croque monsieur and boeuf Bourguignon.
    Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2019

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