croque-monsieur

Avoid diphthongs, the Guggenheim Museum, and the words “sprocket,” “croque-monsieur,” and “pants” when writing an advice column.

What’s Your Problem? 2009

The bartenders are knowledgeable about the drinks, the menu — try the spiced lamb meatballs or croque-monsieur sticks — and even the four kinds of ice 1534 uses.

The History of Drinking 2011

Avoid diphthongs, the Guggenheim Museum, and the words “sprocket,” “croque-monsieur,” and “pants” when writing an advice column.

What’s Your Problem? 2009

Alex returns too late to join us; I fix him a croque-monsieur.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

Alex returns too late to join us; I fix him a croque-monsieur.

Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

Avoid diphthongs, the Guggenheim Museum, and the words “sprocket,” “croque-monsieur,” and “pants” when writing an advice column.

What’s Your Problem? 2009

After all, the French classic croque-monsieur made with ham and brie is a variant, as is the Reuben, the tuna melt, and even the patty melt.

Meathead Goldwyn: Gooey Grilled Cheese on the Grill 2010

All pink meat is pretty much the same to me, so when I learned about the croque-monsieur in grade school French, I imagined it was something like the grotesque fried bologna sandwiches a classmate sometimes brought for lunch.

Beth Perry: Croque Notes: Stalking the Best Croque-Monsieur in Paris 2009

Named for the 1940s romantic drama, Partie de Campagne is the type of quirky place that puts the bathroom hand soap in a ceramic tea kettle and only lists its croque-monsieur on the kids menu.

Beth Perry: Croque Notes: Stalking the Best Croque-Monsieur in Paris 2009

Luc Sante, the NYRB and Rigney translated, allowed, and recoiled at the word preventative used adjectivally in Novels in Three Lines after which they embarked on a book tour, made back their initial investment, and threw up a previously delicious croque-monsieur.

A Different Stripe: 2007