On the vegetarian hors d'oeuvres plate, a lively and colorful selection of assorted salads included pickled onions, paper-thin shavings of fresh fennel with oranges, and mustardy grated carrot.
(Of course, there's also a bracing selection of mixed seviches, with assorted mojos — garlicky vinaigrettes).
I always make sure that there is, at any given time, a ready supply of the following items on the table by the back door: assorted low-denomination foreign coins, a selection of discarded Christmas cracker novelties, various stones of different shapes and sizes, and, on the floor underneath, a pile of old shoes.
In her first book since "Swamplandia!" Karen Russell continues to blur the boundaries between realism and fantasy, the mundane and the exotic, in a set of short stories she calls a "carefully pruned selection of imaginary gardens, assorted wildernesses that are so real because they are fantastic".
For $25 (price of tour and lunch) you can have a selection of tea sandwiches, salads, assorted breads, cookies, pastries and a selection of hot teas, iced tea, coffee or lemonade.
A winter selection of two pounds of these assorted cheeses is $75, including shipping, from Tomales Bay Foods in Point Reyes Station, Calif.; www.projecttruffle.com; (415) 663-9335; Visa and MasterCard only; Dec. 20.
When I discovered the Pedagogy Unbound website recently, it was like opening a box of assorted chocolates and being presented with a wide selection of delicious choices.
It includes a buffet with a selection of seasonal berries and fruits, cereals, yogurts, bagels, assorted cream cheeses and pastries.
You can enjoy a leisurely Belgian lunch at the Cafe Ommegang and pair rotating selection of Ommegang beer with favorites like frites with assorted aioli, liege waffles, or bratwurst.
I had an exceptional steak tartare with field greens and balsamic vinaigrette pearls, the tender Guinea Fowl with a silky smooth scallop mousse, and a beautiful selection of desserts including a Lychee and Raspberry Meringue, Lemon Tart, and assorted crème brûlées, including one that was distinctively Canadian: maple.
Desserts came with a flourish: satiny sour cream cheesecake with blueberry compote; a selection of three European cheeses (listed under entrees, but generous enough to serve two as dessert); and assorted fruit sorbets and ice creams.
