Those same, dangerously appealing little breads, warm from the wood-burning oven and served with a couple of dipping sauces, are the meal's opening salvos.
The first goes by many names; eggy bread and omelette bread are two of the less appealing.
It is these compounds that impart the distinctive, and appealing, flavors to the various cheeses, breads, beers, and wines with which we have become familiar over the centuries.
Kofte, cumin-accented, tightly-packed ground lamb patties "cemented" with bread crumbs and eggs, were savory and appealing.
The mascarpone-rich tiramisù was appealing, too, but we should have skipped the dense, heavy bread pudding and the rather prosaic warm flourless chocolate cake.
Poised on a slice of serious Tuscan bread, whole, remarkably tender octopus picked up an appealing whiff of smoke from the grill and a bit of dash from a brisk sheer sauce of tomato and oregano.
As they pursue the Front's operatives, they also try to pry the organization apart from the general population, handing out bread and candy in the streets of the Casbah and appealing, by loudspeaker, for calm and good will.
In the end, the search capabilities, which is Google's bread and butter, are impressive and no doubt will make the site appealing for online shopping.
Entrees were appealing too, especially a threesome of sauteed pork medallions wrapped in a felicitous breading of chopped pistachios, minced pear, mango, papaya and fresh sage and then cooked to a provocative pinkness.
There is a lot to love about soft bread, sweet puddings, creamy mashed potatoes and buttery noodles, all of which are appealing in a nursery kind of way.
