Writer says the late James Agee might perhaps have brought out his full panoply of loving terms for it, because it is bare and plain and true and honest and, of course, tender and disciplined, and it isn't artificial or corrupt, and it doesn't exploit or overdramatize its subject... View Article Pauline Kael wrote for The New Yorker from 1967 until her retirement, in 1991.
With an orchard and garden on site, much of the menu is plucked from the yard or nearby neighbors, like filet mignon (local beef, local chanterelles), pork jowl (local) paired with cornbread and honey (local, of course), tender scallops with diced Asian pear.
Of course tender points cannot be regarded as a very precise measure, but rather may be understood as some sort of standardised measure of diffuse tenderness.
Thornton picked some and, a few hours later, served it with the final savory course: a tender piece of lamb half-buried under snippets of cat grass, periwinkle-blue borage blossoms, yellow-foot mushrooms, and "cocoa soil".
Somewhere between a starter of roasted beet and horseradish ravioli drizzled with pungent arugula pesto, and a main course of tender halibut, pan-seared to a light crisp, I almost forgot that I was dining beneath the gorgeous, if slightly intimidating, gaze of multiple stained-glass windows.
For all its narrative ambiguity, "Landscape" breaks down into a fairly simple contrasting of sexual sensibilities: a he-said, she-said presentation of erotic reminiscences and fantasies that are alternately rough (that's from him, of course) and tender (her version).
Between courses — thick, tender beef tongue; black cod in a shell of salt, tea leaves, and egg white — homemade tofu, soba noodles, and shiso-and-yuzu-rind granita are served.
Human use of fresh water has quadrupled since the 1940s and is still growing fast, driven by population growth and more affluent 'water-hungry' lifestyles with household appliances, golf courses to tender and a taste for year-round fresh food.
Beyond pasta, Locanda offers a small, changing selection of main courses like tender braised pork ribs ($14), with roasted potatoes, or excellent braised lamb ($16), baked in a small round bread.
Our favorite main course was soft, tender pot roast layered with fresh pasta sheets.
Another main course, slices of tender lamb crusted with rosemary, is almost its equal.
