But the main attraction is the almost billiard-ball-size sphere of ice resting in the center of the glass, half-submerged, and the magenta Dendrobium orchid encased within it.
It hugs a single sphere of ice.
If they haven't got an egg, they may try to hatch a rock or a sphere of ice.
For the In the Rocks (NYE Celebration), a hollow sphere of ice is filled with a Szechuan-accented Scotch-and-bourbon number — in a cruel show of desperation, the drinker must crack the ice to get to the liquor; in a nod to either celebration or lack of good judgment, champagne is served on the side.
Instead, they wondered whether Mimas might be far from the simple, uniform sphere of ice and rock that most planetary scientists had previously assumed.
Sometimes, as in a Tuscan burrata appetizer, the details — paper-thin strips of pesto-dotted zucchini, sprinkled with toasted pine nuts and accompanied by leaves of arugula — are more winning than the main component, a bland sphere of ice-cold mozzarella, stuffed with cheese and cream.
We spill out, embarrassed and confused as Rieder and his staff fill endless bowls with perfect spheres of ice cream (cardamom, of course).
Choreographed to Radium Audio's reverberating soundtrack and subtle sound design, hovering spheres of ice quiver and crack, goo drips sideways into space, and feathers float impossibly upwards.
Put an ice sphere in a glass, strain in the cocktail, top with ginger beer and garnish with a thin slice of rhubarb.
We serve this with an ice sphere: to make these at home, buy a pack of party balloons, rinse, fill with water to a size that fits in your glasses (note: balloons expand when they freeze) and put in the freezer.
