dish up
verb
dished up; dishing up; dishes up
informal
: to put (food) into a dish or dishes for serving or eating
dish up some soup
—sometimes used figurativelyThe movie dishes up a wild mix of sex and violence.
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End the day at Anthony’s Ristorante, an Italian trattoria dishing up classics with contemporary flair.
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Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Along with the announcement, Bodrug dished up two recipes from the book's section on dump and bake dishes.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
As part of the cookoff, local leaders and personalities will form duos to create dishes up for judging, all of this taking place in front of an audience having lunch at the Boca West Country Club.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the hotel restaurant, Sam’s Social Club, dishes up farm-fresh American cuisine.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Along with the announcement, Bodrug dished up two recipes from the book's section on dump and bake dishes.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
As part of the cookoff, local leaders and personalities will form duos to create dishes up for judging, all of this taking place in front of an audience having lunch at the Boca West Country Club.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the hotel restaurant, Sam’s Social Club, dishes up farm-fresh American cuisine.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Dish up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dish%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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