It proved a pleasant collection of culinary snapshots — striped bass with shaved fennel and grapefruit; Atlantic salmon with pea shoots and morel cream; chateau steak (similar in quality to a hanger steak) with grilled eggplant and wax beans — that prove the kitchen's ability not to burn a steak, as well as Mr. Theesfeld's expertise with fish.
Even here, you are never far from culinary concerns - the pleasant grassy banks abound with fishermen, seeking the bass, pike, perch and zander with which the waters are happily teeming.
If you grill a lot, you can throw bay leaves on the fire, which is pleasant, although whether it has any culinary impact is questionable.
For centuries, it has been widely used for culinary and medicinal purpose due to its pleasant taste and pharmacological properties.
Yet, far from green and pleasant Berkshire, in a humble roadside tea cabin in rural Bangladesh, there's another culinary alchemist working his magic – without any of the cutting-edge food technology afforded Heston.
Expecting the searing culinary heat of India's south, we found the seasoning generally tolerable and pleasant, the flavors of herbs, sweet spices and the food itself always detectable.
There, in a mini-restaurant row, Thai Silk is a clean and pleasant family-run restaurant (using no MSG or trans-fats) with food from all four culinary regions of Thailand: North, Northeast (Issan), South and Central.
In London, where marvelous Indian food is as much a part of the culinary landscape as French restaurants or steakhouses are here, Tamarind Tribeca might rate a pleasant shrug.
La Belle, San Rafael Already something of a culinary haven, the dining scene in this tiny town got a boost this summer with this disarmingly pleasant bistro.
