The filet was handed to me, and at the same time the sauce-dish was uncomfortably near my neck, and directly under my nose.
"In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875."
L. de Hegermann-Lindencrone
I don't say, mind you, that the fillet de beef that you get there now is perhaps quite up to the level of the filet de boeufs aux champignons of the days of glory.
"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town"
Stephen Leacock
Course after course comes up as by magic from that dark kitchen,-petits pois, a toothsome filet, mushrooms, pickled goose, tartlets, cheese, fruit,-and each a fresh revelation of a Pyrenean chef's capabilities.
"A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees"
Edwin Asa Dix