Daintier was "the Bounty," a beautiful array of raw and cooked vegetables — tiny crunchy radishes with their tops, tender rounds of sweet potato, paper-thin fried slices of beet — with little cruets of shallot labne and a walnut bagna cauda for dipping, all nestled in a shallow ceramic bowl.
The prime rib is top notch: tender, rare and primarily thrilling, served with an exceptional, eggy Yorkshire pudding.
Grilled meats show mastery; fish specials -- generally a rotating list of red snapper, orata, black sea bass, pompano, striped bass, Dover sole and branzino -- usually are in top form, tender and juicy, with that tableside theater as a bonus.
Veal medallions coated with a Parmesan and caper breading are thick and juicy, but for flavorful simplicity, it would be hard to top the tender slices of beef loin coated in a rich, vibrant sauce of balsamic vinegar and shallots.
This form of psoriasis is characterized by an acute onset of numerous pustules on top of tender red skin.
Once braised, I top the tender florets with a light béchamel sauce made with lots of freshly grated nutmeg.
Those same crunchy treats topped the tender Wiener röstbraten, a pounded Black Angus steak.
Foie gras abounds, and its richness topped a tender roast loin pork chop Rossini, the cut almost three inches high and lavished with truffled Madeira sauce.
This is a luscious, homey dessert, one of those self-saucing puddings that turn themselves as they bake into a layer of gooey sauce topped with tender cake.
Among lighter entrees, I can recommend the roasted baby chicken, but the butterflied veal chop topped with tender lettuce and chopped tomatoes was a little dry.
