A swirling mix of Democrats and Republicans with a large batch of Independents in between, Connecticut has long been a peculiar political petri dish that cultivated a reputation for fractiousness, said Donald Green, a professor of political science at Yale University.
You're likely to find a number of bistro staples -- from mackerel with white wine to Lyon's celebrated charcuterie to tete de veau and pike quenelles (the delicate dumplings are a Lyonnais specialty) -- as well as dishes peculiar to bouchons.
Open Mon-Wed and Sat 10am-6pm, Thurs-Fri 10am-7pm Nick and Lap-Fai, who run the Birmingham food blog Smoke & Umami, are obsessed with a dish seemingly peculiar to the city's Chinatown: the triple roast.
A restaurant with a lineup of dishes this peculiar and concise (about eight appetizers and eight entrees) can't afford to serve an oxtail and pig's foot terrine as gelatinous and unfocused as the one here.
This menu of nostalgia and xenophobia is a toxic dish with a peculiar appeal to the elderly palate.
Some suggest that the dish earned its rather peculiar title (and, once and for all, rabbit is the correct form regardless of what this newspaper's style guide says.
In particular, Richard loves chicken tikka masala, that peculiar, unbeatable, ever-changing but always dependable dish whose origins are lost in the past.
The Jewish Restaurant -- Peculiar Food -- Experiences of a Seeker After Novel Dishes".
But in the kitchen it has inspired a large number of smart, exciting dishes along with a small handful of slightly peculiar ones.
The corn tart described below accompanies any main dish handsomely, or with a salad makes a delightful, if peculiar, breakfast or brunch.
