In a city too enamored of pork three ways or multiple meditations upon lamb, Tocqueville's beef twofer nonetheless proved delightful.
Compared with "O Brother" and "The Man Who Wasn't There" it is unquestionably minor, perhaps deliberately so, but it is nonetheless intermittently delightful.
It perhaps did not have as much presence as some other vintages, but was delightful nonetheless.
Not exactly salami and eggs, but delightful nonetheless, washed down with the house's lively Pinot Grigio.
The pastel overload can lead to visual indigestion, but thanks to the stellar cast, it was a delightful evening nonetheless.
Nonetheless, this is a delightful, disturbing emotional and intellectual feast, one made poignant by the knowledge that this is the last chance anyone will have to see this ensemble together - its four directors will take over direction of the Burgtheater in Vienna when this engagement ends Sunday, and they will take some of the company's principal actors with them.
We began one dinner with several delicious starters: escargots, baked with parsley, garlic and butter, (familiar, but zesty nonetheless), salmon tartar (a delightful pink flower of fresh salmon, capers, anchovies, shallots, olive oil, lemon juice and parsley) and warm tomato and goat cheese tart in a black peppercorn vinaigrette (a medley of congenial flavors).
Our No. 2 bottle, the 2009 Vicar's Choice from Saint Clair in Marlborough, was not quite up to the standard of the Amisfield, but it was nonetheless very pleasing in a delightful but simple way, light-bodied and balanced with lingering earthy flavors.
Nonetheless, at the center of my delightful discovery of VHS tapes as a movie-delivery device both those I rented and those I taped off TV was the power of the remote control.
Still, the nuggets are delightful.
