Dessert souffles were superbly flavored: Grand Marnier, hazelnut, raspberry.
At Chicama, Douglas Rodriguez and his ceviche chef, Adrian Leon, use them in superbly flavored ceviches.
The duck was not the right pairing for the cauliflower and confit, either, though the duck itself was superbly flavored.
Samples tasted recently were superbly rich flavored and winy, with a pleasing tannic tinge and a lingering aftertaste, but without cloying oversweetness.
Main courses include a superbly flavorful pork roast ($14), the meat sliced thin and fanned around a parsnip puree, and a surprisingly delicate fillet of sole ($16), cooked just enough to release its reticent flavor.
If you were to eat them in their countries of origin, you would be amazed at how superbly diverse their flavors are... and don't forget the guinea pig, the squirrel, the rabbit... Rabbit Speaking of rabbits, they are available, being raised for food right now in America, and underutilized by most.
Likewise, our No. 3 wine, the 2008 Zind Humbrecht Heimbourg, was also an Indice 2. This seemed lusher than the Brand, with exotic fruit flavors, yet it, too, was superbly balanced and focused.
Yet the noodles were so fresh and tender, and the various flavors so harmonious and distinct, that the dish worked superbly.
A box of 12 different apples, all superbly crisp, tart and firm, offers a wonderful idea of the different flavors and textures among apples.
WILLIAM POLL 1051 Lexington Avenue (75th Street), (212) 288-0501; Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 30 p.m. Cheese souffle for one -- light, delicate but superbly cheesy, $7. Shepherd's pie for one or two -- wonderful meaty flavor, $12.
