But if the show feels unbalanced as a result, Canales offers some superbly old-school compensations.
In particular, he performed superbly at Old Trafford and the Etihad, where his all-round game was a constant threat.
From the opening cocktail (I had a superbly crafted Old Fashioned made on Jack Daniel's Single Barrel, in anticipation of a distillery visit), to the duck tacos, to the steak (try the NY Strip) to the banana bread, the restaurant presents time-honoured American classics with a contemporary sheen.
Balthazar is one of the city's most upmarket restaurants, filling the ground floor and courtyard of a superbly maintained old villa.
Where to stay Perleas Estate In the interior of this popular island is this superbly-restored old mansion set in four acres of land now given over to organic fruit, olives and vegetables.
A golfer's widow waiting "for if ever he blows in, wind-harried off the flats" superbly evokes both old age and eternity.
William Gaunt, alternating the role of Sorin with Ian McKellen, superbly suggests that the old man relishes playing the part of a hypochondriac failure.
Not content with merely defending superbly, the 23-year-old who spent her early childhood living on Holy Island, or Lindisfarne, off the north Northumberland coast, also scored a spectactular long-range winner against Norway in the round of 16 and registered a vital quarter-final header against Canada.
This was an old paint factory superbly tightened and brightened by the late Max Gordon, an architect with connections to and influence in the New York art world.
The great Harry Baur brings a formidable presence to Valjean, managing superbly the transformation from grizzled old lag to kindly imposing haut-bourgeois businessman, and Charles Vanel, whose career lasted more than 70 years, found a moving vein of misplaced probity in the remorseless Javert.
The outhouse was truly regal: solidly built of good old Maine wood, superbly situated, spiffy clean, and -- get this -- when I sat down, I had a 360-degree view of the terrain.
