chef's kiss

plural chef's kisses

1. A gesture in which the fingers and thumb of one hand are pinched together, kissed, and then blown away, signifying that something is delicious or exquisite.

   The cheese Rangoon was worthy of a dramatic chef's kiss.

   2019, Amanda Push, "Chang Thai Durango is the latest gold-at-the-end-of-your-chopsticks heaven", DGO, 15 August 2019 - 28 August 2020, page 18

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   They would sample a spoonful of the sauce, go Ahhh, blow a French chef's kiss, and make their suggestions as to what little touch would lift it to the airy regions of perfection.

   1975, Frederick Exley, Pages From a Cold Island, New York: Random House, →ISBN, pages 175–6

   Some are, like the actress Tavi Gevinson, 21, who reviewed the experience by bringing her fingers to her lips and smacking a “chef’s kiss,” […]

   2017 September 6, Matthew Schneier, “Rachel Comey Wants to Show You Her Clothes. But First, Dinner Is Served.”, in The New York Times

   But the songs on this album makes me give it a chef's kiss.

   2020, Latonya Banton, “Aye And Latonya Presents: Top 5”, in Aye, number 3, page 30

1. InternetUsed to express that something is exquisite.

   And when Jacobin tweeted that "Gritty is a worker." Ooohh boy. *chef's kiss*

   2019 January, Derek Baker, “The Gauntlet staff's best of 2018”, in The Gauntlet, University of Calgary, page 22

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   Try the bluefin tuna, the crispy nori roll with wagyu steak tartare (so good), and the yuzu mousse (lemon, cream and thyme crumble disguised as a whole lemon) for dessert. *Chef's kiss*

   2020 March, “So, Mallorca needs to be on your bucket list STAT”, in Cosmopolitan, South Africa, page 119

   While this has all the vibrant bergamot and zesty lemon you'd expect from a classic Mediterranean scent, the woody, leathery notes gives it an unexpected, contemporary twist – it's a true celebration of the brand's strong Italian roots *chef's kiss*.

   2020 April, Erin Docherty, “Scents of Identity”, in Men's Health, Australia, page 63