a la

[a la] {prep.}

In the same way as; like.

/Billy played ball like a champion today, a la the professional ball players./

/Joe wanted to shoot an apple off my head a la William Tell./

(From French "a la", in the manner of.)

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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