New Yorkers called it nova and it became a regular on deli platters for the end of the Sabbath, to break the fast of Yom Kippur and, of course, for brunch with bagels.
An $8.99 combination platter with regular portions of any three appetizers would make sense for parties of three or four.
If you stick with the regular (not deluxe) sushi platters and two starters, a bill for two might be about $50, without beverages, tax or tip.
There was still a lot of food on the table, because the restaurant, where he's a regular, had sent out heaping platters.
Ami Saffron, the vice president of Jerry's Famous Deli, a Los Angeles-based chain, said they probably sell 10 times as many meat platters as on a regular weekend — some to Jews beginning the new year in ethically dubious fashion.
Without legitimate complaint from reasonable minds anywhere outside Miami, he can hand Bill Belichick and the Patriots the first perfect regular season in 35 years on a Giants Stadium platter.
Insider tip A full platter includes a whole chicken plus two large, or four regular, sides, £17.90, and easily serves two.
Kahn points out that the presentation of T.G.I. Friday's new "right portion" options is similar if not identical (except for size) to the regular portions, and not at all the stereotype of the so-called healthy diet platter with a bare burger and a scoop of cottage cheese on iceberg lettuce.
What's more, I suggest a platter of them to be served to your guests, with a pot of tea at regular intervals.
