It was here that I first sampled the oh-so-tender Berkshire pork that now seems to be popping up everywhere.

The Euro-Cal fare - Berkshire pork, Scottish salmon, lamb rib eye - is a great fusion of substance and style without taking any unnecessary flights of fancy.

On the other hand, we were dazzled by a special of a Berkshire pork chop topped with eggplant caponata and accompanied by creamy mashed sweet potatoes.

The best entree sampled was a juicy Berkshire pork chop set over a mélange of roasted tomatoes, hot cherry peppers (which can be served on the side), apple and escarole.

This warhorse had lost its pineapple chunks, and the dry, stringy meat so often encountered had been replaced by succulent Berkshire pork.

It's that Berkshire pork again.

The best entree sampled (and none were losers) was the Berkshire pork.

Seasonal main courses such as roast Berkshire pork chop with figs and pancetta cost $32-$43.

The meat was all-natural Berkshire pork produced by Snake River Farms.

Berkshire pork, prized for juiciness, flavour and tenderness, is pink-hued and heavily marbled.