He told me about the first night of spring season last year, which had been even worse: late dishes, skipped courses, imperfect execution.
For example, it's called mariobatalivoice, after the impression he does of the noted Italian-American chef when plonking his latest dish on the dinner table.
"Lloyd Grover?" a puzzled assistant in Ms. Adams's office asked, apparently thinking this reporter was calling for the latest dish on "Sesame Street".
No other movie is quite so alert to the lukewarm rictus of interest and anticipation which you are forced to adopt, as a fine diner, while a hovering maître d' — not unlike a herald in one of Shakespeare's history plays, announcing a bevy of dukes — recites the ingredients of your latest dish.
But because these sites must cater to their respective niches, users can also view news from narrow topics, such as particular sports teams and celebrities (for example, you can get the latest dish on Amy Winehouse here).
— Eric Asimov The Wall Street Journal: For more chefs, the latest dishes are the oldest.
Adrià designs new plates every year to complement his latest dishes.
BOXIT The latest, dished up only this morning, and the one that nobody saw coming.
These two ingredients served together and topped with a poached egg could easily make a one-course lunch or a comforting late supper dish.
When I come back from a new restaurant, dazzled by some blue-eyed boy's latest signature dish, it is you I think of as I raid the fridge for something more grounded, something well … more real.
