à la

Preposition

Preposition à la

1. à la refers to being according to, or in the style of something.

   I hadn't cooked tomatoes à la crème in a long time.

   He read a short poem he'd written à la E. E. Cummings.

Usage

• This is usually considered to be a foreign word (French) and is often written in italics to indicate this:

  I hadn't cooked tomatoes à la crème in a long time.