Backed by the orchestra, conducted by David Wiley, the Grammy Award-winning diva will reprise some of her greatest hits like "It Might Be You," "Killing Me Softly" and "Sweet Georgia Brown".
Todd was very enthusiastic and when he sang softly that sweet old voice was still there, but overall his performance was sloppy.
And fluke with caviar and beets brought the same happy laughter you hear drifting out of car windows at beach-town sunsets: the salty pop of the fish eggs set softly against the sweet, fresh flesh of the fish, with a snap of beet sugar to tie it all together.
But this game, he said softly, was a sweet way to forget about that terrible night.
The food cheers, too: a picture-perfect fillet of softly pickled herring, sweet and taut, with a tangle of onions, crunch of acidulated carrot and dollop of crème fraîche, on bread baked by Enzo in the market below.
There are, for example, startlingly vivid nature studies in watercolor by John Skinner Clifton, John Jessop Hardwick and Ruth Lindsay; a dopey yet magically luminous watercolor of children outdoors under a rainbow, by John Simmons; and a sweet, softly rendered pencil portrait of the artist's son by the once inordinately popular Edward Coley JohnsononEdward Coley Johnson
Nathan Slavik of the DJBooth called the vocals "appropriately sweet, softly painting a picture of a life lived in the black Beverly Hills", and commented "just in time for the weekend, expect to hear this one played at pool side barbecues nationwide".
Karen O and Zinner may both be sweet and softly spoken in person (she advises me to "put the dictaphone as close to Nick as possible"), but their music and live shows are at times the polar opposite.
When the actor first eases up to Toni, sweet and softly talking, he makes you see what a woman like her might see in him besides a good time.
The fruit may have been considered an aphrodisiac in years past, but today it is prized for its softly firm flesh, its sweet herbaceous flavor and a buttery richness that is unique in the world of plants.
