Even a thousand years ago, there were late-night noodle shops in many Chinese cities; today, niu rou la mian, beef soup with hand-pulled noodles in the hearty style of western China, is a ubiquitous dish.
Mr. Fregonese has moved away from some of the ornate, fussy preparations that used to mark his cooking and toward a plain and hearty style well suited to longevity.
Finally there's California's unique Rhône-style variety, Petite Sirah, which makes wines in a hearty, rustic style.
The new Terrence Malick film, "Knight of Cups," sets off in hearty English style.
At a time when even the finest traditional restaurants were still serving hearty "family style" platters, the new chefs carefully apportioned the elements of each dish — a zigzag of sorrel sauce, a spoonful of carrot purée, a coil of lemon zest, a shapely cut of meat.
Mr. Seger has forged the harshly exuberant bark of early soul giants like Little Richard and Wilson Pickett and the softer, folk-influenced concept of musical narration into a hearty declamatory style that lends itself as readily to ballads as to stomping uptempo rockers.
At a time when even the finest traditional restaurants were still serving hearty "family style" platters, the new chefs carefully apportioned the elements of each dish a zigzag of sorrel sauce, a spoonful of carrot purée, a coil of lemon zest, a shapely cut of meat.
I particularly like spicy, hearty Tunisian-style couscous.
This salad is the ideal accompaniment to hearty, Mediterranean-style stews, soups, bakes and braises.
Hearty home-style flans, chowders, stews and bread puddings do not stint on the eggs, cream, butter and pork.
Start off with the hearty country-style duck pâté ($9.95) or a zesty curried Caesar salad ($4.95).
