What is "a la mode"?!
What is "a la mode"?
I hear things like "ice cream a la mode" or "pie a la mode"
What does it mean?
Answers: It means it has a scoop of ice cream. "In the modern style" is the literal translation. But it just means that it's served with a scoop of ice cream. The expression means: "In the fashion" in French.
Pie a la mode is usually with ice-cream. it means "in fashion" with ice cream It means "in the latestest of fashion". Hello:
It just means that there is a scoop of ice cream on it such as pie ala mode.