Nor would any restaurant of Jean Georges's aspirations send out Nougatine's massive, handsomely trimmed whole globe artichoke, as imposing as Vitali Klitschko's fist, and ask you to pull it apart with your hands to dip leaves and bites of heart in a lemony, mustardy chervil mayonnaise.
It has a Louis XV-style inlaid wooden case with elaborate gilt trim, massive sculptured legs and painted scenes of lutenists, singers, birds, lions, floral arrangements and nudes.
Indeed, the Platinum is designed for the J.R. Ewings of America, who take their dual rear wheels and stump-pulling diesel V-8s with a massive helping of wood trim, chrome and leather.
The White House proposal could be a small bargaining chip as it spars with congressional Republicans over the best ways to cut federal spending and trim a massive budget deficit that both political parties say they want to tame.
The policy change fits Attorney General Jeff Sessions' push to trim a massive backlog and speed deportations, causing worry among some judges who fear an emphasis on quantity over quality will hurt the process.
The dramatic end of his 17-year domination of Italian politics came as the lower house of parliament approved a package of savage cuts and stimulus measures demanded by the European Union to trim Italy's massive €1.9 trillion debt.
In his romantically rustic dining room, with its massive stone walls, antique wood trim and dramatic black-and-white photographs, he has encouraged a very cautious audience to develop discernment and curiosity.
The street has landmark status, which means the sinuous staircase and the window trim and the massive front doors of this turn-of-the-century house, at 15 West 122nd Street, will probably remain the way they were built — or at least one hopes so.
Getting serious alteration amid sagging sales: massive layoffs; relocation abroad to trim costs.
