"We want them to be tender, good in bed, successful, to have a good head on their shoulders.
Pork butt, pierced with garlic slivers and rubbed with fresh rosemary, is slow-roasted until meltingly tender on a bed of vegetables that flavor the final sauce.
The spareribs, previously flavorless, are spicy, meaty and tender, and the bed of bitter broccoli di rape provides a fine counterpoint to the richness of the meat.
Nowhere is it demonstrated better than in his langoustine dishes: Tartar is mildly flavored with sesame oil and curry; sesame-crusted is very rare and tender, on a bed of beets; fried comes with slivered wonton noodles on mung beans with Thai basil and a soy-based sauce.
On one visit, a pork fillet was fork-tender on a bed of roasted peaches and spinach; another time, it was dry.
The combination of the hot, browned fish, crisp on the bottom and tender on top, on a bed of cool greens, with the sweet, pungent dressing, adds up to the most complex taste for a simple preparation that I know.
I said d'accord to a waiter, and received a pig's nose standing erect on a bed of tender greens.
Instead, we sampled the chirashi ("scattered") deluxe, the generosity of fish strewn with studied carelessness over a bed of tender, well-seasoned rice with vinegar.
When it arrived, my slow-roasted lamb was succulent, spoon tender and served on bed of rice pilaf bright with sumac berries, currants, Turkish cranberries and pine nuts.
Grilled shrimp salad, a generous starter, consisted of four chargrilled shrimp on a bed of tender baby greens in a tangy vinaigrette.
