Most entrees arrived with terrific fried cubed potatoes dotted with onions, and appealing crisp-tender green beans.
Two other forerunners are Frances Faye and Carmen McRae, who both also resisted appealing to the tender emotions.
Poised on a slice of serious Tuscan bread, whole, remarkably tender octopus picked up an appealing whiff of smoke from the grill and a bit of dash from a brisk sheer sauce of tomato and oregano.
So while Patriot American is appealing to the tender mercies of Leon Black for a rescue, Bollenbach can tap into a revolving credit line of $1.75 billion available at about 6% interest.
Rudy, who dreams of being an actual nightclub singer, later delivers the same song as a slow, tender ballad in Mr. Cumming's own appealing voice.
Also appealing was the bavette alle vongole — tender-to-the-tongue New Zealand cockles in their shells over linguine ribbons, in a garlic, parsley and white wine sauce.
Almost as appealing was capesante all'aglio e olio — three large sweet-and-tender sea scallops sautéed in garlic and olive oil.
Its chunks of deboned duck were sublimely tender and the array of vegetables (bell peppers, carrots, snow peas, mushrooms, scallions, onions) lent appealing color to the platter.
But a steaming pie filled with tender sweet apples and maybe onions, and bolstered by brawny bits of pork, sounded much more appealing.
But the workmanlike main dishes, including tender chicken scaloppine fiorentina with prosciutto and the requisite spinach, and perfectly cooked lemony shrimp and scallops Adriatico, were nonetheless appealing.
