Set as though on a painter's palette, a seafood assortment made a delightfully light and refreshing starter: a fresh oyster, a bit of caviar, smoked salmon tartar and tuna, a hint of wasabi on a small salad of greens.
All but the last fifteen seconds of each run (which lasts about two minutes) was visible to us only on a giant TV screen, but each split-time elicited surprise, some of it joyful, some of it pained, and every time the racer came into view, rocketing over a pair of jumps, the crowd went berserk, as though the switch from Jumbotron avatar to real live person was a fresh miracle, some bit of sorcery.
At the time, a lot of the New Cross scene was into early Rough Trade bands – indie pop, post-punk – whereas Klaxons kind of seemed like a breath of fresh air, a bit of fun.
But then the market collapsed, and in the 1950s Stavros's parents started a kafenío - serving fresh fish, a bit of salad, drinks and watermelons (floated in the sea to keep them cool).
Patrick and Esme have the power to transform an outfit from frump to fresh with a bit of judicious snipping and pinning.
That is, if rice is a small part of the equation (and preferably brown rice) and lots of fresh vegetables, a bit of protein, herbs and spices make up the rest of the recipe.
All these hires give the impression that Kleiner Perkins, with a storied history but one looking for fresh faces, is getting a bit of a new look with partners like Fushman and Hamid.
When they've dissolved into a bubbling sludge, I add a bit of fresh basil and leave to cool while cooking some fresh pasta in the microwave.
At Revel, on the Upper East Side, Maurizio Marfoglia glazes fresh sardines with lavender honey and adds a bit of fresh lavender as a garnish.
