The Crown Netflix parks its tanks on the BBC's lawn, offering up the kind of lavish, faithful period fare that's more readily associated with Sunday evenings on BBC1.
All of the highbrow talent lavished on lowbrow fare — and all of the discerning palates migrating in that direction — are reflected in the girth of New York magazine's annual bargain-restaurants issue, which came out on Monday.
Informal fare and lavish desserts will be served with inventive cocktails from late afternoon through the evening: 455 Madison Avenue (50th Street), (212) 891-8100.
SIMON INDIAN PALACE Lavish, fairly traditional Indian fare like tandoori, curries and vegetarian plates is offered at this new place from the entrepreneur Nurul Amin, who has engaged an executive chef, a curry chef and a tandoor master to prepare specialties: 230 East 58th Street, 646-590-0647, simonindianpalace.com.com
Try the Arkansas peppered bacon BLT, a lavish fish sandwich, or lighter fare, such as the Tempehtion: beans and greens, tempeh, avocado spread and sunflower shoots, all on grilled sourdough.
We visit his flagship restaurant, Daniel, in Manhattan's Upper East Side to get his expert secrets to creating lavish and delicious four-star French fare.
Their fare, unsurprisingly, is somewhat more lavish: "The menu began with hors d'oeuvres Russes,... little blinis with caviar and cream, triangles of toast and smoked fish, crackers with soused herring, all washed down with the Perrier-Jouët 1892 Champagne".
Kickbacks, gangsters and lavish parties for finance officials are frequent fare in the Japanese newspapers.
What with the train tickets, the taxi fares and ferry rides, the lavish lunch, the lavish dinner, and the innumerable snacks and treats, the Amises succeeded in spending no less than $100.
Thereafter, he pulled the picture plane tight again and composed varieties of still-life and interior that are lavish in formal invention while, in feeling, reticent to a fare-thee-well.
