piccata
noun
pic·ca·ta
pə̇ˈkätə,
-ätə
plural piccatas
: thin slices of meat (such as veal) that are dredged in flour, sautéed, and served in a lemon and butter sauce
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Menu includes main dishes of oven roasted turkey, dill salmon, prime rib and chicken piccata.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
The bilevel restaurant fills up nightly, with waitstaff (sharply dressed in all black) buzzing around tables covered in plates of clams casino, veal piccata, and New York strip steaks.
—Regan Stephens, Saveur, 12 Sep. 2024
The meal was as good as any restaurant in Aspen, simple and elegant: chicken piccata, roast beef, and a fresh local pear and mozzarella salad.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
For anybody with a kitchen lacking in effective ventilation, a dedicated kitchen air purifier is a good way to prevent your living room from smelling like last night's chicken piccata.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2024
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
The bilevel restaurant fills up nightly, with waitstaff (sharply dressed in all black) buzzing around tables covered in plates of clams casino, veal piccata, and New York strip steaks.
—Regan Stephens, Saveur, 12 Sep. 2024
The meal was as good as any restaurant in Aspen, simple and elegant: chicken piccata, roast beef, and a fresh local pear and mozzarella salad.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024
For anybody with a kitchen lacking in effective ventilation, a dedicated kitchen air purifier is a good way to prevent your living room from smelling like last night's chicken piccata.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 17 July 2024
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“Piccata.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piccata. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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