In London, I'd never come across such a concentration of these Horray-Henry types and the constant refrain of, "Oh my dear old chap, that was delightful," begins to rub off on us in a bad way.
At the end of 1942, Trekkie Parsons — a painter and an amateur botanist, cheerful, practical, and known as a delightful hostess — began visiting him at Monks House, Rodmell.
Those delightful flavorings begin with the appetizers, which draw on Moroccan cuisine, since, as Ogbe Guobadia, Makeda's owner, drily points out, sub-Saharan Africans don't usually eat appetizers.
Pevney was pleased with the outcome of the shoot, calling the episode "a delightful show from beginning to end".
Lunch, as delightful as dinner, began with a sweet potato soup subtly blended with chorizo into a smooth purée and an avocado and spinach salad with wisps of flavorful crisp Serrano ham in a piquant olive oil infused with lime.
Meanwhile, Monday night's modest recital was delightful on its own terms, beginning with Mr. Gunn's alluring performance of the flummoxed Count Almaviva's aria in Act III of Mozart's "Nozze di Figaro," nimbly accompanied by Ms. Gunn.
"Porter Ridge," which has its debut on the Discovery Channel on Tuesday night, is a reality show from the makers of "Duck Dynasty , A&E's daffy, delightful ratings juggernaut, which begins its fourth season on Wednesday.
Nothing has emerged from this pod in years, until Riley and the murdering Garrick arrive in a bubble of quantum "foam", and so begins a delightful adventure romping between Victorian London and the city of our own times.
What began as delightful, happenstance chronicling of the interestingly dressed has by now morphed into a vast and charmless industry of self-promotion, and the public interest is fading.
