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Old 06-21-2007, 09:37 AM
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Default Take home sweets?

When you eat at a fine dining restaurant and are given a little package of something to take home, is there a fancy name for that?
I have been given blueberry pineapple muffins at Gary Danko, shortbread at the French Laundry and candies at Cyrus. Is there one term that would encompass all of these?
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Old 06-21-2007, 10:29 AM
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Clove,

I tried searching on the web for any formal terms, and could not find anything that sounds like a fancy term for "doggie bag".

Just a suggestion, and maybe you can build off of it (now keep in mind, I do not speak French, so maybe someone who does can refine)...

How about calling them a Rapatrier Case. From what I see, Rapatrier means to "bring home". Sounds elegent (at least to my non-French-understanding ears), and describes what it is, although it is not specific to sweets...take it for what it is worth...
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Thanks Goose, but I can't help but think I have heard a term for it somewhere. Something like mignardise (which these are not). Maybe I am wrong.
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LOL, I think of it as Lagniappe ( a little something extra...)
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LOL, I think of it as Lagniappe ( a little something extra...)
Yes, I agree...in many cultures there is always "something" extra. Gotta love that!!
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