à l'ancienne

[ a lahn-syen ]

adjective

, French.

1. in or according to the old-fashioned manner or style.

Example Sentences

Yet for all Brailsford’s defiance, Thomas’s graciousness and Bernal’s wide-eyed wonder, the 2019 Tour will be remembered as a Tour à l’ancienne, when risk, flair and panache, personified by Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot, returned to the biggest race in cycling.

From The Guardian

Not so our dapper author, savoring a tasteful supper facing the colonnade of the Louvre at Le Fumoir: “How delicious my appealingly plated but very old-fashioned roast pork loin with mustard sauce à l’ancienne. How polite and professional the service. How affordable the more than potable Château Haut-Musset Lalande-de-Pomerol.”

From New York Times

One of our favorite French almond cookies is the country macaroon, often called a macaron rustique or macaron à l'ancienne.

From Los Angeles Times

The delicate font used in the book, announcing recipes like Fricassée de Poulet à l’Ancienne and Moules au Beurre d’Escargot, could not be reproduced in the e-book version.

From New York Times

Have this for breakfast, with Presse's pain au chocolat a l'ancienne: bittersweet chocolate melted over baguette.

From Seattle Times