Cordon bleu is used to describe cookery or cooks of the highest standard.
I took a cordon bleu cookery course.
cordon bleu in British English
(French kɔrdɔ̃ blø)
noun
1. French history
a.
the sky-blue ribbon worn by members of the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbon monarchy
b.
a knight entitled to wear the cordon bleu
2.
any very high distinction
adjective
3.
of or denoting food prepared to a very high standard
Word origin
French, literally: blue ribbon
cordon bleu in American English
(kɔʀdɔ̃̃ˈblø)
French
1.
the blue ribbon formerly worn as an emblem by Knights of the Order of the Holy Ghost, the highest order of knighthood in France under the Bourbon monarchy
2.
a very high distinction
3.
a person entitled to wear the cordon bleu
4.
any person highly distinguished in a certain field; specif., a very skilled chef
5.
stuffed with ham and Gruyère cheese, breaded, and sautéed
veal cordon bleu
Word origin
Fr
Examples of 'cordon bleu' in a sentence
cordon bleu
Like cordon bleu in a motorway service station, it was a hard one to get my head round.